The recently concluded iDAC Expo in Mumbai featured Art-illation – a national level competition organised for artists, architects, interior designers, sculptors, and art enthusiast. The Objective: To showcase their talent via art installations. Out of the ten artists selected for the competition, six of them used Canadian Wood species to create a warm and inspirational display through 6 different wall designs.
The themed wall designs curated by the 6 Architects who used Canadian Wood species were – Gautam Naik in Spruce-pine-fir (SPF) and Western Red Cedar, Tushar Kothavde in Western hemlock, Behzad in Spruce-pine-fir (SPF) for Frame and Western hemlock for design, Amit Gandhi in Spruce-pine-fir (SPF) for Frame and Western Hemlock for design, Milind Pai in Western hemlock and Spruce-pine-fir and Pravir Sethi in Western hemlock & Douglas Fir. The Artists, Architects, Interior Designers, Sculptors and Art enthusiasts were impressed with the versatility of the Canadian Wood species and opined that it gave them a range of possibilities to design in wood for various applications.
Architect Milind Pai’s ‘FACADE EVOLUTION’ is created with Western hemlock and Spruce-pine-fir. Western hemlock with its ability to plane and shape well along with Spruce-pine-fir with its bright appearance make this art-illation the magic that it is!
Artist and Interior Designer Amit Gandhi has created his art-illation at the iDAC Expo, 2020 by merging the strength, dimensional stability and superior gluing properties of the Spruce-Pine-Fir with the even grain excellent machining properties of the Western hemlock to create this ‘CITYSCAPE’. The statuesque skyline acts as a canvas for the inhabitants of the city to paint their thoughts and stories on it.
Ar. Tushar Kothawade has used Western hemlock to create his Art-illation ‘In Search of Greens’ Western hemlock with its good staining and painting properties and its ability to shape well and polish beautifully makes it a great choice for creating a layered effect.
Ar. Pravir Sethi has his key interest in installations and interactive systems. For his art-illation ‘CHAIRS! TO ART’ at the iDAC Expo, 2020 he has used Western hemlock and Douglas fir – the timber in itself being the green product. Douglas fir has an excellent strength-to-weight ratio, this coupled with Western hemlock’s excellent machining properties proved to be the winning combination in creating an art installation that also doubles up as pieces of furniture.
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