A Sense of Place: An Investigation of Modern Urban Space through Printmaking

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10.2991/978-2-38476-222-4_35How to use a DOI?

Keywords

sense of place; urban space; cultural identity; printmaking

Abstract

This research project investigates the aesthetics of space and place through modern urban environment and cultural identity. With the continuous development of modernization, urban space has undergone significant changes, and many cities have lost their uniqueness and symbolism due to identical buildings. However, in Yangzhou, urban space can still maintain and develop a certain sense of place. This research project uses printmaking media to contextualize how an urban space development adapts elements of cultural identity in creating the values of belonging among the local community. Wen Zhongyan, Julie Mehretu and Wu Guanzhong are the main artists within the scope of the study, who have poured themselves into visual works that depict the sense of place through the deconstruction and reconstruction of urban architecture. The works in this project are metaphors for people’s imaginations in the face of changes in modern urban space. These works interlock historical elements with landmarks, providing visual aesthetics and creating illusions. The layering of different images in a two-dimensional plane illustrates the connection between landmarks and culture in a contemporary setting. Therefore, it also provides a valuable reference for the construction and renewal of urban space through cultural identity.

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TY  - CONF
AU  - Jianhan Zhou
AU  - Mohd Fauzi Sedon
PY  - 2024
DA  - 2024/03/26
TI  - A Sense of Place: An Investigation of Modern Urban Space through Printmaking
BT  - Proceedings of the 3rd International Conference on Culture, Design and Social Development (CDSD 2023)
PB  - Atlantis Press
SP  - 289
EP  - 299
SN  - 2352-5398
UR  - https://doi.org/10.2991/978-2-38476-222-4_35
DO  - 10.2991/978-2-38476-222-4_35
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