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TM-City
Project with Richard Niessen
Date
Date
November 9-13, 2009
About project
Dutch graphic design occupies an exclusive position both in the context of Europe and the whole world. The Netherlands being a relatively small country made a considerable contribution to the European design history and nowadays it is at the forefront of modern design.
Dutch design is best known for stripping a product of its “noise”, leaving only a primary function, cleanness and calm. This functionalism is strongly associated with the movement De Stijl, with the work of artist like Piet Mondriaan and Theo van Doesburg.
Richard Niessen work is systematic, grid-like, readable and usable, as much as it is rich in form, shape and colour. He has designed the building blocks and system; but his work really comes to life when it gets out of hand. Strictness, rules and measurement become synonymous with opportunity, and Niessen is free to whatever he wishes with modular elements. He can stack them, paste them together, roll them up, fold them in, embed secret messages, and layer the elements until the system itself unfolds into a rich mosaic.
Richard even builds an entire city – TM City!
Niessen gives projects a distinct language, a secret vocabulary that makes each piece stand out. His consistent oeuvre echoes the seamless integration of typography, calligraphy, imagery and text found in Byzantine and Medieval illuminated manuscripts. Niessen translates this concept into a basic with its own set of visual elements or “bricks”, which can be letters, shapes, or colours. The resulting designs invite both intellectual and corporeal responses, challenging viewers to descript the images, while also pulling them down tracks and trails in search of a loophole.
Exhibition - TM-City is a modular system and an ideal setting for Niessen’s inventive work. Eight different bases host the city’s quarters, which each cover a specific strand of Niessen’s work. The streets of TM-City are named after Niessen’s sources of inspiration. The city emerges from the combination of urban elements and the various works.
Students will have to think up different idea’s using different ways of making ideas during 5 days “TM-City”.
TM-City workshop will teach design students of modern techniques of silk-screen.
Dutch graphic design occupies an exclusive position both in the context of Europe and the whole world. The Netherlands being a relatively small country made a considerable contribution to the European design history and nowadays it is at the forefront of modern design.
Dutch design is best known for stripping a product of its “noise”, leaving only a primary function, cleanness and calm. This functionalism is strongly associated with the movement De Stijl, with the work of artist like Piet Mondriaan and Theo van Doesburg.
Richard Niessen work is systematic, grid-like, readable and usable, as much as it is rich in form, shape and colour. He has designed the building blocks and system; but his work really comes to life when it gets out of hand. Strictness, rules and measurement become synonymous with opportunity, and Niessen is free to whatever he wishes with modular elements. He can stack them, paste them together, roll them up, fold them in, embed secret messages, and layer the elements until the system itself unfolds into a rich mosaic.
Richard even builds an entire city – TM City!
Niessen gives projects a distinct language, a secret vocabulary that makes each piece stand out. His consistent oeuvre echoes the seamless integration of typography, calligraphy, imagery and text found in Byzantine and Medieval illuminated manuscripts. Niessen translates this concept into a basic with its own set of visual elements or “bricks”, which can be letters, shapes, or colours. The resulting designs invite both intellectual and corporeal responses, challenging viewers to descript the images, while also pulling them down tracks and trails in search of a loophole.
Exhibition - TM-City is a modular system and an ideal setting for Niessen’s inventive work. Eight different bases host the city’s quarters, which each cover a specific strand of Niessen’s work. The streets of TM-City are named after Niessen’s sources of inspiration. The city emerges from the combination of urban elements and the various works.
Students will have to think up different idea’s using different ways of making ideas during 5 days “TM-City”.
TM-City workshop will teach design students of modern techniques of silk-screen.
Project consist of:
Workshop
Open lectures
Final presentation
Exhibition
Coordinator
Marija Marcelionytė
