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Friday, May 11, 2007

Chairs - the Trinidad Aesthetic

The square box cut design
The planters chair Build and bought from craftsmen from the Golden Grove jail, Port of Spain An early type of reclining chair adapted by William Morris, born 1834

These are the variations of the Moris chair which represented Trinidad and Tobago in better times. In many older homes, Trinidadians still keep the traditions of inviting friends over to enjoy a drink as they recline on a Moris chair and take in the view. The drawing room set shown here where built by prisoners from the royal jail in Port of Spain, Trinidad, West Indies.

3 comments:

Anonymous said...: oh, I love the Morris chairs! My parents' set was refurbished and I did new cushions and took them with me to Guyana.; 10:50 AM
Anonymous said...: I'm tempted to wax nostalgic about these chairs as it can be habit-forming to bemoan the loss of something old and so full of character. But Holy Orthopaedic Origami Batman! For which trapezoid-shaped E.T.s were these chairs designed for?!; 11:44 PM
thebookmann said...: I have been in homes where there are beautifully designed Morris chairs, but it is difficult to find a carpenter to reproduce them. I am not sure what has happen? We've lost the pleasures of being ourselves.; 3:33 PM

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In 2008, he began a series of self studies called Feinin which incorporated digital superpositions of artists who have left a mark in art history by using the internet as the core of reference. He also produced parodies relating to anthropological studies of Trinidad and Tobago, for example, folklore or observations of the society via class and stereotypes

The work then expanded by actually creating dimensional replicas, capturing a map over the subjects to explore the underling subconscious in the form of art. This aided the ability to analyze art by producing art parodies to understand the meaning behind it. No money was spent or assistance in producing these compositions from common items found in his home, a chair, a mirror, or old tyre.

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