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Jiaqi Liu
ABSTRACT
From the old industrial age to the new information age, the accumulation of capital has led to the monopoly of the assets and technology of large enterprises, and the pressure of the middle class is increasing day by day.
At the same time, informatization has led to a substantial increase in the next round of energy and material needs, and therefore human needs for thinking, physical and emotional needs have also increased. Kitsch can meet the thinking and emotional needs of the public. Therefore, it has become the mainstream contemporary aesthetics.
Kitsch art & design are easier to be loved by the audience and can be spread easily. Kitsch makes life that is not good in reality seem good. The creators of kitsch subconsciously continue to use kitsch aesthetics in their works to cater to the public. The public will also be subconsciously attracted to the kitsch and consume kitsch. In the end, the kitsch has become a part of real life.
Ellie's thesis is intended to disassemble and refine the most basic element of kitsch—the fundamental reason why everyone is attracted to kitsch: colors, 3D graphics, proportions, scales, and local historical reasons. Combining this with the unique Chinese happiness in the Chinese market. The works analyze the essential reason why people continue to pursue kitsch—the feeling of continuous happiness comes from the happiness shared with others. And use it as new kitsch aesthetic to design. She wants to start a new type of kitsch market. Compared with the original kitsch, which provides short-lived and instant happiness to the public. She not only uses the universal visual aesthetics of kitsch to attract consumers but also brings everyone happiness that can be sustained - "Sustainable Kitsch".
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Couple Chairs
Ashwood/water-based painting
2021
This is a pair of chairs that needs to rely on each other to stand stable.
They are lonely chairs, each of them has only two legs. Standing alone is unstable. Only when they find the other half can they be stable. Two people share one chair. The moment when they are joined together is the happy sharing moment of Kitsch and shared happiness.
The chairs are made of ashwood, and each link is designed of Chinese traditional mortise and tenon structure.
The color system of the chairs follows the principle of using complementary color and comfortable color brightness relationship to provide audience a happy kitsch feeling.
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Dots to line tables
Ashwood/Water-based painting
2021
the tables are designed based on the Mini kitsch aesthetics and shared happiness. A small table is created with the idea of a "dot" which can only be used by one person. And dots can be enlarged with more people to use as "lines" or "planes".
Tables are made of ashwood with Chinese traditional joints.
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Good Friends Benches
Ashwood/Water-based painting
2021
The benches are designed in the form of holding on each other's shoulders like good friends. They cannot stand alone stably because of the number of legs. They need to rely on each other to stand stable. More benches, more stable.
They are made of wood without any nails. They rely on each other through the joints like fingers.
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