Revolutionizing Space with Tape Art: The Tape That Exhibition

FunDesign.tv and Tape That Collective Transforms Ordinary Spaces into Extraordinary Art Installations

The Tape That Exhibition, held at the Songshan Cultural and Creative Park in Taipei, Taiwan, from July to September 2019, was a visual spectacle of lines, color blocks, and fluorescence. The exhibition space, spanning 380 square meters, showcased eight tape art installations and over 40 tape paintings, each unique and inspired by the spatial circumstances. The artists worked on-site, incorporating the spatiality into their themes of camouflage, illusion, mirror house, and night-view corridor.

The inspiration for this art form comes from the technique of working with layers. The artists consider the background, effects, elements, and tapes they want to overlay, playing with depth, shapes, and the room itself. This creates a perfect scenery for visitors to lose themselves in time and space. The exhibition was not just a visual treat but also an immersive art milieu, with the addition of brilliant sounds and light.

The uniqueness of this art form lies in its medium - adhesive tape. The artists take advantage of the tape's easy adherence, tearing, and changeability to expand the possibilities of tape art to the extreme. With sophisticated orders and skills, the lines and colors of tapes transform the plain space into a place of great aesthetics and fun. For instance, in the Camouflage area, visitors could put on outfits of the same patterns as the works and completely hide in the work.

Creating art with tape presents its own set of challenges. Many tape arts are created outdoors, and weather conditions can pose a significant hurdle. Rainy weather can make the surface of the carrier quite wet, making it difficult for the tape to attach. Despite these challenges, the artists have managed to find and develop innovative techniques within such characteristics according to the conditions and dimensions of the production field.

The Tape That Exhibition is a testament to the creativity and innovation of FunDesign.tv and Tape That Collective. Their unique approach to art and design has earned them the Silver A' Fine Arts and Art Installation Design Award in 2020, a prestigious accolade awarded to creative and professionally remarkable designs that illustrate outstanding expertise and innovation.

In conclusion, the Tape That Exhibition is a shining example of how ordinary materials can be transformed into extraordinary works of art. It serves as an inspiration for artists and designers to think outside the box and push the boundaries of their chosen medium. As the world of art continues to evolve, it will be exciting to see what FunDesign.tv and Tape That Collective come up with next.