I studied the work of
Fay Jones and was immediately drawn to the structures he designs that play with
light in an exquisite and delicate manner, like the Thorncrown Chapel. The
combination of light, shadow, and reflections create a staggering ambience. I
especially appreciate how the three components juxtapose fragility and
delicacy. I find that finding a balance between fragility and delicacy is difficult
to execute beautifully, and Fay Jones exemplified the perfect composure between
the two. Furthermore, Jones expressed light, a complex element, in an
uncomplicated light: simple and repetitive. The beauty of his work inspired to
me to explore finding a balance between complex and complicated. I first began
modeling a folly with twisted repetition accomplished by altering size combined
with the delicate pull from the tensile. However, I began to focus more on the
delicate tensile and simplified the structure, giving me the opportunity to
create a skin that played with light gently in unison to the rope. This led me
to further my study of the skin for the folly. Amidst creating a skin for our
very own studio’s architecture folly, I desired to learn how to use a tensile
element like rope to become a skin through layering, weaving, or wrapping, yet
refrain from becoming a complicated disaster. The pictures below illustrate the
different patterns of overlapping rope to let in more or less light. I enjoyed as
well as became frustrated with the sensitivity of the tensile. Moreover, I
learned how the wood could overwhelm the thin rope because of the thickness of
the wood and vice versa, so I found it important to explore a balance between the
two different materials as well.
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