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Stephen Bird

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澳大利亚艺术家Stephen Bird的彩绘陶瓷作品看上去像是18-19世纪北英格兰陶瓷重镇Stoke-on-Tent出产的陶瓷作品的再诠释,融汇当代流行文化、战争、包里、政治和宗教等元素,以荒诞幽默的方式来表达爱、生与死以及生活等主题。

Stephen Bird’s modelled and painted ceramic works appear to reinterpret eighteenth- and nineteenth-century ceramic wares which were mass-produced in factories in Stoke-on-Trent, in the English Midlands. But the subjects are subversive: investigations of contemporary suburban life, popular culture, war, violence, politics and religion, within universal themes of love, death, birth and life.

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Andrew Miller – Brand Spirit

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如今,品牌对我们生活的影响可谓无所不在,每一件物品不免被打上品牌的烙印。品牌的Logo、色彩系统、符号或是口号,在不经意间左右着人们的选择,而物品原本的模样,却逐渐被忽略了。这或许是设计公司 Carbone Smolan战略师Andrew Miller开始项目“Brand Spirit”的重要缘由。 他计划用100天的时间,将100件价格低于10美元的生活用品以漆成白色的方式来“去品牌化”,还原物品原本的形态。脱去华丽的外衣,一些物品身上的品牌印记被瞬间抹去,诸如Livestrong手环、mm豆,你甚至分辨不出这是什么玩意儿。

Whether you’re driving down a city street or peeking into your snack pantry, it is nearly impossible to avoid being exposed to hundreds of logos. Which is why we were so impressed by Andrew Miller is going where no man has gone before: imagining a world without brands. For 100 days Miller is painting an object white, which will, in his words “reduc[e] the object to its purest form.” From Tabasco sauce to dollar bills, these everyday objects are erased of all meaning before our eyes. Because we’ve become so used to looking at branded objects, it’s jarring to see these denuded shapes. Miller’s unbranded objects make us ponder the radical strangeness of a world permeated by corporate influence.

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Voicer Weekly 日本风物 | 清明之印传

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《国语》曰“时有八风”,清明风为三月节,此风属巽故也;万物齐乎巽,物至此时,皆以洁齐而清明矣。

韶光明媚,乍晴轻暖清明时,草木皆欣欣然,一派许久未见的生机。初闻“印传”,确有不知所云之嫌,从奈良正仓院宝库中再现的皮革足袋,似乎可解开谜团。作为战国时代武将的皮革武具,印传被广泛使用其中。

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24 Solar Terms | 二十四节气之清明

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今日清明 | 春分后十五日,斗指丁,为清明,时万物皆洁齐而清明,盖时当气清景明,万物皆显,因此得名。清明物候:一候桐始华;二候田鼠化为鹌;三候虹始见。清明花信风侯:一候桐花、二候麦花、三候柳花。(Typography_More Tong)

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Voicer Weekly 日本风物 | 春分之风吕敷(下篇)

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“阳生于子,终于午,至卯而中分,故春为阳中。”而仲月之节为春分,正阴阳适中,故昼夜无长短云。

风吕敷虽说是折叠包裹自由,但也并非随心所欲可为。那还是元正天皇养老3年(719)时期,便早已颁布有《王戌初令天下百姓右襟》的相关法令,庶民禁止左襟。当然法令今日已不复存在,但这样的遗风影响到后世衣服穿着的左右开襟,右襟成为日常一般化,反之则是逆行而违。比如起襟向右的右襟包裹用于婚礼祝仪贺礼,反之则多为佛事丧礼凭吊。稍有不慎便犯下大忌,这也成为延续至今近1300年的传统。

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Tanya Lyons

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加拿大玻璃艺术家Tanya Lyons,将旅行中的撷取的自然元素,干燥莓果、贝壳、岩石、蝴蝶,转化为承载着情感与记忆的玻璃作品,点缀在薄如蝉翼的服装上,脆弱而感性。除却原本的功能性之外,这些服装更是艺术家表达自我意识与经历的载体。

Canadian glass artist Tanya Lyons uses clear glass as a carrier for chosen thoughts, feelings and memories. She combines these pieces with elements of nature such as dried berries, shells, rocks, butterflies, etc. that she has gathered in her journeys.

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Voicer Weekly 日本风物 | 春分之风吕敷(上篇)

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“阳生于子,终于午,至卯而中分,故春为阳中。”而仲月之节为春分,正阴阳适中,故昼夜无长短云。

风吕敷就是我们常说的“包袱卷儿”、“包袱皮儿”,自从有了布自然而然的诞生了包裹的历史,单纯的一块布,正反也仅有两面,却开启了一段不寻常的千年光阴。柳色半春光的春分时节,日暝昼夜均分,寒暑相平,正是踏春寻觅和煦阳光的时候,包裹上一身春色上路吧。

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