5--Relief 
 

In regards to solids, there are devices to make a solid. Or it is made similar to a plane with an uneven cubic swell - that is, formative art that has both elements of planes and solids. This is known as relief.

We, human beings, are individual solids and live in three-dimensional space. And as such, we have a strong interest in solid objects. In the expression of a plane, the solid expression is made using various devices. The action is to pursue the illusion that makes non-solid object look solid.

Relief is not the pursuit of solids, but concrete representation of solids on a plane is the real problem. That is, solids should not only exist as a visual effect, but also be recognized by the sense of touch. This joining of "the sense of touch" creates a huge formative effect.

If such effect appears adequately, the relief doesn't have to be greatly uneven to the extent of several centimeters, a relief that has only several millimeters of unevenness is still accepted. The aspect in which the plane has only a subtle swell making a big formative effect is elegant, and vivid in another point of view. Relief is expressed concretely in solids, so it has light and shadow. Therefore, it is formative art that has something to do with the light. If we make a relief using white Kent paper, we can know the delicacy and the beauty of light and shadow.
 
 


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Figure 103: "Magnet Relief" Katsuhiro Yamaguchi.
Figure 104: "The Color No.38" Seiko Yoshikawa.
Figure
105: Piled relief by small cubes on Kent paper.
Figure 106: Relief cut in a piece of paper.


 

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