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The problem with repetitive patterns is that you get lost. I want enlightenment, or at least temporarily illuminating the dark side of intricate, entangled, lines and shapes.
We're talking about patterns here, patterns that are great to look stare at but hard to make. Well, not that hard, actually.
Starting at the end, here is the result, this is what we want, everyone --
And this is what it's made of, where pattern recognition comes into play -- the smallest atomic piece that, once repeated, makes up a whole tiled wall or wallpaper --
Now, let's deconstruct this pattern and analyze it --
The small shapes correspond to #1 while the larger figures are represented as #2.
Elements are turned upside down, rotated, mirrored, morphing into on another and through the boundaries of the boxes.
There is just one rule: The top has to fit seemlessly to the bottom and the left must fit the right -- without mirroring; any mirror effect has to take place within the tile, which doesn't have to be square, obviously.
See what happens in these inaccurately drawn, schematic tiles --
The hard part, and the art part, is to work as accurately as possible. This is important because the desired rapport is a seemless pattern.
Bonus points are awarded for avoiding the swastika pattern, which is way too easily created by rotating elements in an attempt to create visual "harmony." (Lyrois Pattern Law #1: When you think you're done, look for, and remove the swastikas.)
I'll leave you with some ready-made tiles that you can use as your Twitter background image, just right-click, save-as, and you're done --
As for the second tile, who can tell me something about this one, concerning normalization and pattern recognition?
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Labels: 2010, art, interior+design, lyrois, making+of, monogram, murals, patterns, print, store+furniture, twitter, wallpaper
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It's tiny, it's affordable, and best of all, it's specifically made for a good cause --
This special miniature edition is executed in matte black and glossy Lyrois signature-purple vinyl on 2mm foam-board. It is the sibling of much bigger works, sampling and remixing the silhouettes shapeset painted on walls, etched as well as decaled on glass, even printed on a collection of snowboards.
The Lyrois Silhouettes Mural Limited Edition Vinyl Series come in 140 × 70mm, it is a series of 10, with #000 and #001 being retained as artist's proof and the remaining #002 through #009 donated to support John T. Unger's Legal Defense Fund in his quest to defend himself and art in general.
The pieces are scratch-signed and numbered on the back, and accompanied by a printed and signed certificate documenting its story and origin. No more pieces of this edition will ever be made.
Buy them as long as they last, for your pleasure and for a good cause, at John T. Unger's Artist's Legal Defense Sale.
See also, the companion piece to the Vinyl Series, the Aluminum Series, in black/black.
Labels: 2009, art, lyrois, miniatures, murals, silhouette, tableaux, vinyl
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It's tiny, it's affordable, and best of all, it's specifically made for a good cause --
This special miniature edition is executed in matte black (upper part) and glossy black (lower part) vinyl on 2mm aluminum. It is the sibling of much bigger works, sampling and remixing the silhouettes shapeset painted on walls, etched as well as decaled on glass, even printed on a collection of snowboards.
The Lyrois Silhouettes Mural Limited Edition Aluminum Series come in 140 × 55mm, it is a series of 10, with #000 and #001 being retained as artist's proof and the remaining #002 through #009 donated to support John T. Unger's Legal Defense Fund in his quest to defend himself and art in general.
The pieces are scratch-signed and numbered on the back, and accompanied by a printed and signed certificate documenting its story and origin. No more pieces of this edition will ever be made.
Buy them as long as they last, for your pleasure and for a good cause, at John T. Unger's Artist's Legal Defense Sale.
See also, the companion piece to the Aluminum Series, the Vinyl Series, in black/purple.
Labels: 2009, aluminum, art, black, lyrois, miniatures, murals, silhouette, tableaux, vinyl
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After playing with repetitive shapes on skatedecks, here are the electric patterns again -- they're repetitive, after all --
How it is done: Printed on water-resistant billboard paper or on self-adhesive, non water-resistant standard paper, for outdoor walls, it is possible to produce wallpapers on glossy or matte vinyl.
What you get: Rolls, 2ft wide or sheets, up to 5ft wide.
Please note that the artwork is clean and clear vector data, here is a close-up detail --
See also: Wallpaper: Purple Shapes
Labels: 2009, art, interior+design, lyrois, monogram, murals, patterns, print, store+furniture, vinyl, wallpaper
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I'm a big fan of pop culture and graffiti, I like papercutting and transparent vs. opaque, then again, I like light and shadows, particularly shadows. What better representation of light and shadows than dancing and dying?
I keep seeing Pablo Picasso's Guernica in the original shape-set for the mural. With the connection already and always there, here is the resulting mashup; web only, no prints --
Check out the details that mix nicely with shapes #1, #2, and #5.
One more thing, it is said that Le Corbusier once called tapestries -- like the Guernica copy at the United Nations in New York -- "nomadic murals". (Note to self: Make nomadic murals, for the name and for the concept.)
UPDATE: I added the very hi-res version of the mashup for your download and print-it-yourself pleasure. You may even send it to me or fly me in to sign it and make it very, very special. (Hazel Dooney's idea?) Also, I've heard that there's a big empty wall at the UN Security Council...
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Horreur! Graffiti! on the German Pavillon in Barcelona --
Number #3 in the Mies Series.
Number #4 in the Mies Series.
Number #5 in the Mies Series.
Number #6 in the Mies Series.
Number #7 in the Mies Series.
Production notes --
Digital print on white vinyl (#3), black-matte opaque vinyl (#4 - #7). Fully reversible and scalable.
Please see the project introduction with more information on Lyrois' Architectural Essays and on owning an original Lyrois.
Labels: 2009, architecture, art, decals, graffiti, lyrois, mies+series, mies+van+der+rohe, murals, script+logo, vinyl
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Introducing Lyrois' architectural essays, conversations between architecture and art --
The vision: Lyrois shapes in public spaces. (Backstory)
The plan: Using our beloved glass, steel, and concrete as the perfect canvas to create a dialogue between static architecture and dynamic art.
Looking for and at glass, steel, and concrete; there is one artist -- architect -- who provides iconic, clean, and clear structures and patterns to pick up and play with: Ludwig Mies van der Rohe.
Granite or concrete?
Mies planned to use granite for an element of the entrance for the IIT. The president of the Institute suggested using less expensive concrete stating that the granite was barely visible anyway. Mies retorted: Concrete instead of granite you would see and asked the president to raise more money instead -- eventually he built with granite.(Related by Swiss architect Otto Kolb)
The inspiration: Linear divisions, spatial proportions, as well as details like huge pieces of marble cut in symmetrical patterns.
Like graffiti, the public landscape is the canvas to work on.
Unlike graffiti, the Lyrois pieces pick up the pattern of the underlying architecture and highlight both canvas and artwork.
The print-edition catalogue with all 14 works is available either as a PDF-file or in actual, real paper.
Selected works are available as limited-edition, high-quality prints.
Artwork may be ordered as-is or privately commissioned and custom-tailored to your environmental structure, color-scale, and local setting.
Labels: 2009, announcement, architecture, art, decals, etched+glas, graffiti, lyrois, mies+series, mies+van+der+rohe, murals, vinyl
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An appetizer for stuff to come --
Lyrois' architectural essays, conversations between architecture and art.
Labels: 2009, announcement, architecture, art, decals, etched+glas, graffiti, interior+design, lyrois, mies+series, mies+van+der+rohe, murals, pixel+art, preview
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Pics and links to all flavors and the refs to the 2008 stylebook (PDF).
Tableaux Series: Special Ed. White on White
Translating High-Res to Low-Res Graphics --
Tableaux Series: Purple and Black on White
Miniature Series: Purple Shadows
There you have it, see ya in 2009.
Labels: 2008, 2008ss, art, couture, decals, decoration, fashion, interior+design, lego, lyrois, miniatures, murals, pixel+art, script+logo, silhouette, stickers, stylebook, vinyl, wallpaper
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We talked about the mural long before. Well, finally, here it is --
This one is 125 × 53cm -- you know, we have huge walls in those old European houses.
The Silhouettes Mural is for sale; matte black and glossy Lyrois signature-purple vinyl on white aluminum. It is possible to make different sizes and color combinations to custom-match your individual environment.
There is also a printed version on high-gloss photographic paper in 100 x 50cm.
Labels: 2008, 2008ss, aluminum, architecture, art, interior+design, lyrois, murals, posters, print, tableaux
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If the instructions are not clear, if the orders are not obeyed, it is the fault of the general. But if the instructions are clear and the soldiers still do not obey, it is the fault of their officers. --Sun Tzu, The Art of War
Sometimes, virtuosity develops in the second row. Uninstructed, apparently disobedient and seemingly undisciplined.
Labels: 2008, art, fashion, interior+design, lyrois, miniatures, murals
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A partial view of the design draft for an interior wall.
A mural, 5m × 2m -- part of one, that is. Nothing more specific right now...
Between adding and taking away.
UPDATE: The Silhouettes Mural -- finally incarnated.
Labels: 2008, architecture, art, decoration, interior+design, lyrois, murals, preview, silhouette, wallpaper
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