Craft ITB: Assessing Creativity Through Art Exhibition

Oleh Teguh Yassi Akasyah

Editor Teguh Yassi Akasyah

BANDUNG, itb.ac.id - Students Study Program Craft from Fine Art Faculty and design (FSRD) ITB again performance works based on exhibition of their product that has become an annual event for their final project course Image Analysis. This exhibition shows the academic prowess of students in identification of various elements of art that existed before making a product. The activity was held on Monday (19/05/14), at East Hall of ITB.

"The work displayed in this exhibition is the creation of a student during the Image Analysis course. In this course students learn about the exploration of the material to have a unique and distinctive characteristics when it was developed into a product," said Qisthina Suhardy (Craft 2012)  as one of the participants in the exhibition. The exhibition around 20 works of 43 students. The works as concrete action was shown the application knowledge and inputs from the lecturer and assistant. Works are displayed as a tangible application of science and input from lecturers and assistants. The works are designed to favor the unique character and depth of the theme. Interestingly, not all the works on display is the work that recieve the best value.

Each product carries a theme that later became the basis of the design process, materials selection, and determination of the packaging so that it has a distinctive identity. The theme is illustrated through a moodboard which contains a combination of magazine images that are combined to form a new concept. Such as Qisthi that brings a high-class life to the impression of elegance and luxury that is reflected through the concept of gold as a theme. This concept was brought Qisthi to designing a product, named Aurum, a special brand of fashion accessories for women.

"The concept Aurum describes a luxury, elegance, and chic, described uniquely through accessories that have been exhibited . The idea was determined from various motives that we develop, and also input from the lecturer and assistant," added Qisthi. Exploration motif is the first step undertaken by the student prior to making the product. The lecturer of Image Analysis, Kahfiati Kadar, gives an advice for the student to developing their motif after exploring them. The pattern begins from a simple things like a flakes of glass, leaves, and paper that can be made into a work of art. In this case, Qisthi develop her motif with a golden color.

Different with Aurum, the concept of another works, named The Cold Syndrome, depicted the atmosphere of cold as a person's character. Through moodboard on display, this work illustrates the firm impression, perfectionist, to form an independent lifestyle. In this case, the theme cold was wrapped with the atmosphere blue sky with a touch of glass flakes that was compiling with an unique arranged. Even so, with other works, every work begins from very small to be providential elegant. It originally was not worth becoming very dazzling look.

All of the work displayed in this exhibition is very unique and creative. Students able to show their creativity , that reflected in the ability to prepare their product that have a great values and very  beauty. The application of knowledge gained is essential for every student. Through this exhibition Image Analysis task can be seen that students are able to apply the science that they recieved before.


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