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Love and to be love 

Idea come from a work placed in the furniture area of VMFA. The artist for this object is William Arthur Smith Benson. William Arthur Smith Benson (1854-1924) was the first to develop his lighting designs directly out of the purpose & character of the metal as material. Form was paramount to him, rejecting ornament. In this way he opened up new ground, Benson was the leading spirit in electric lighting in England, as such his designs became an inevitable feature of William Morris interior decoration. Modern simple metal furniture was first popular in Europe in the 1930s.

At its core, minimalism is the intentional promotion of the things we most value and the removal of everything that distracts us from it. It is a life that forces intentionality. What I trying in to focus on is use minimalism idea and translate in some daily objects. My idea is to make a lamp. The idea of minimalism is to consciously promote what we value most, and to eliminate everything that distracts us. To me, a lamp is a luminous object that gives light to human activities, one of the light sources. A lamp is a sign of illumination and concentration. In this society, the relationship between people is not simple. The concept of less is more is focus on material, while minimalism tends to be spiritual and spiritual, because of this spiritual pursuit, thus reflecting the reality of life as if this person were pursuing a very small amount of material. Minimalism is also a way of life, trying to make use of limited space but to the utmost. But in this age of material flow, most people can have minimalism, and it is difficult to do less is more. Because less is equal to more than a kind of mental state of mind, unnecessary is really not needed, if needed you are going to cherish it.

Metal work, Love and to be love, 2018.12,11

Capper, bulb, Silver ,wood ,fabric (15”*60”*20”) 

Solder, Forming, Sawing

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