Water inspired places

Author

Jiaqi Zhang, Rhode Island School of DesignFollow

Date of Award

Spring 6-1-2021

Document Type

Thesis

Degree Name

Master of Architecture (MArch)

Department

Architecture

First Advisor

Jess Myers

Second Advisor

Ijlal Muzaffar

Abstract

How to abstractly reconstruct features of "water" in the digital realm and create new way of visual expression through virtual spatial experiences?

Just like painters using brushes, poets using rhymes, musicians using melodies and dancers using body movements, this project tries to explore the possibility of digital tools for designers to develop a new apparatus of art making process.

Choosing WATER as the main subject is based on its ubiquity and neutrality. When we encounter a body of water, we see a manifestation of natural forces, a reflection of ever-changing environments, and a testimony of human intervention. There are lots of potentials to explore and history has left us enormous masterpieces to study from. By looking at artworks about water from different times and cultures, I gradually develop my own strategy for water expression.

Comments

View exhibition online: Jiaqi Zhang, Water Inspired Spaces

Recommended Citation

Zhang, Jiaqi, "Water inspired places" (2021). Masters Theses. 666.
https://digitalcommons.risd.edu/masterstheses/666

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