The Art Rooms (Parts 1 and 2) – Nadia Smith | Page 19

Conceptual starting point
Taking shapes and elements from my collage and
transforming them into 3D designs and forms.
Primary shapes = Initial building blocks of design
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Concept Design
Precedent
Froebel blocks
Friedrich Froebel was an educator who created a
series of educational activities centred around the
idea that children learn by playing. Froebel went
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be given to children to explore and create and develop
practical skills. He created a series of regular
shaped blocks in a range of simple colours.
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Child’s Play by Daniel Buren - a space has been transformed
into a play area and a real game of life-size buildings from
geometrical shapes and colours inspired by Friedrich Froebel.
Figure 12- Froebel blocks
It is comprised of giant wooden cylinders, cubes and arches
– half painted white, half in primary colours.
LAY
I particularly like the contrast between the bold colours
and the white used by Daniel Buren and how the idea of
using white as a ‘blank canvas’ within my scheme would allow
the users to maximise their creativity. However the use
of colour within the design, will act as inspiration.
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