These Liao Yibai Stainless Steel Artworks are Creatively Gorgeous
Annie Ho — September 13, 2010 — Art & Design
References: mikeweissgallery & 80spurple
With fashion and technology as its theme, these recent stainless steel sculptures by Liao Yibai are definitely awe-inspiring.
Portraying these inanimate objects in stainless steel, Liao Yibai is touching upon the lack of longevity of these consumer items as their popularity rises and falls. With this medium however, Liao Yibai makes these objects last for much longer than their real-life counterparts.
Implications - With fashion fads coming in and out each season, it becomes the goal of clothing companies, or companies in general, to create products which have longer lasting power. This will therefore justify that consumers pay more for a certain product that lasts a long time as opposed to less for a piece that is only popular for one season.
Portraying these inanimate objects in stainless steel, Liao Yibai is touching upon the lack of longevity of these consumer items as their popularity rises and falls. With this medium however, Liao Yibai makes these objects last for much longer than their real-life counterparts.
Implications - With fashion fads coming in and out each season, it becomes the goal of clothing companies, or companies in general, to create products which have longer lasting power. This will therefore justify that consumers pay more for a certain product that lasts a long time as opposed to less for a piece that is only popular for one season.
Trend Themes
1. Stainless-steel Sculptures - Stainless steel sculptures are becoming increasingly popular as a durable and long-lasting medium for art.
2. Longevity in Fashion - Fashion companies are beginning to focus on creating products with longer lasting power to justify higher prices and reduce waste.
3. Fashion-tech Art - Artists are exploring the intersection of fashion and technology through innovative mediums like stainless steel sculptures.
Industry Implications
1. Fashion - The fashion industry can benefit from creating products with longer lasting power to reduce waste and appeal to environmentally conscious consumers.
2. Art - Artists and art collectors are increasingly interested in the use of unconventional mediums like stainless steel to create unique and lasting works of art.
3. Technology - The intersection of technology and art is fertile ground for innovative mediums and techniques, like the use of stainless steel in sculptures.
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