The Representations of the Place and its Influence on the Designer of the Artistic Chair: An Analytical Study of the Work of Students of the faculty of Arts and Design at the University of Jordan during Darat Al Funun Celebrations

Abstract

Abstract

The place stands out as a pattern, containing many physical and tangible things. The chair is located within this spatial extension, interconnected with the multi-dimensional structure of the place socially, culturally, and naturally. These dimensions, together with the architectural and religious ones, give the chair it’s symbolic meaning closely associated with the nature of the place.

The analytical reading of the chair's artistic structure leads us to evoke the scope of symbolic connotations of the place. These connotations serve as inspiring assets to the designer and a source of creativity; for, the chair introduces a meaningful visual means emanating from the architectural, natural and historical symbols of the place, in which the visual perception is the focus of its manifestations.

This study examines the relationship of the place (Darat al Funun) and its impact on the design structures of the artistic chair for the students of the Faculty of Arts and Design at the University of Jordan. By asking a number of questions: How did the designer transform the elements of the place (Darat al Funun) into an artistic chair? What materials did the designer use to formulate the mechanism of production of the artistic chair?

After an analytical study of a set of models, the researcher reached a set of results, the most important of which are: First, the design of the chair shape was inspired by the components of Darat al Funun through modulations in the architectural, ecological and historical structures of the place, from which the designer crafted an artistic chair design rather than a functional one. Secondly, the place has influenced the designer in terms of the materials used in the mechanism of producing the artistic chair in a manner consistent with the spirit of the place.

Keywords: Place, Art Chair, Khaled Shoman Foundation (Darat al Funun