Area of Research: Interior Design
Undergraduate Institution: Marymount Manhattan College, New York
Place of Birth: West Palm Beach, Florida
For interior designer Cotter Christian, art-making is problem solving. When faced with a project, he works towards the most direct, simplest and sustainable design solution, hoping also to create an environment that will facilitate positive experiences for the viewer/user. In his work, Christian attempts to balance rational processes of pattern development with aesthetics. To do so, he often creates a set of working parameters for a project, only to break his own rules to see where that leads the design process. In this installation, Christian used the architectural modeling software Revit to create a pattern that activates the gallery space. By supplementing a computer-generated pattern with his own aesthetic and arbitrary choices, Christian explores the tension between rule-based systems and artistic intuition. In the end, he creates an interactive, site-specific system of linear patterns that completely changes how the viewer experiences the space.
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(ir) rational, 2012, Mixed Media, 4’-6’X 12’
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