The Three Chairs

The Three Chairs

Questions Number 1: Why three chairs? Why not one less chair?

Answer: I don’t think it matter how many chairs I chose. I chose three chairs purely out of randomness. Off course I can chose more than three or less than three, but three came to my mind first first.

Question Number 2: why was one placed in the bathroom? Why only allow one gender to see it?

Answer: I place one chair in the rest room as a subtle technique to make people think. I think people in general do not expect a restroom as a place for chairs. I think when people see a chair in the restroom, which will trigger their creative imagination to become fully activated.

Question Number 3: Did you want your piece to be so subtle? What if people never realized that the chairs were a performance piece?

Answer: Yes, I want my pieces to be subtle. There are several points I want to make; I want people to start thinking. I want people to look at the chairs and realize that ordinary object can be art. I want people to use their creative imagination. I want people to realize that even the simplest object from their everyday life can be made into art.

Question 4: Why Chose Chairs?

Answer: I chose chairs because I believe that even the simplest object of everyday life can be made into art. I also chose chair purely out of randomness and spontaneity.

Question 5: did you use the same kind of chairs or different?

Answer: I do not pay attention to the chairs I chose. I think by not caring about what chair I am choosing I can create the feel of spontaneity and randomness in my artwork.

Question 6: did you use a specific kind of chair?

Answer: I do not use and special chairs. I chose my chairs purely on an inspirational basis. I want to project the feel of randomness and spontaneity into my work. I want to project the feeling of ordinary as the first impression of my work. I believe that afterwards my fans will be able to appreciate the deeper meaning of my art.

Question 7: was there a reason for placing the chairs where you placed them? Why?

Answer: I place one chair in the bathroom to project the feeling of odd. I think people are not accustomed to see chairs in the bathroom. I glue one chair to the wall to project the feeling of supernatural. I think people usually do not associate chair as flying. I place one chair sitting normally on the floor to project the feeling of ordinary. I want people to see the contrast between an ordinary chair and two other chairs that are not.

Question 8: How long did it take you to come up with this idea?

Answer: My art works are based on my spontaneity and randomness. I do not think about time. When I am working on an art project my mind is focused. I let my imagination flow and my feelings take over. But if I am to guess then I say it took me forever.

Question 9: What do these chairs mean to you?

Answer: My art works are all abstract and so is the three chair piece. I believe in the subconscious mind and I only start to interpret my work after it is completely. I think in the case of the Three Chair piece, ‘I want a floating chair. I want a chair in the bathroom. For me it is like why can’t you have a chair in the bathroom?’ In the end I think my mean message with my work is to show people that even ordinary object can be made into art and that we are living in art and art is with us.

Question 10: Did anyone help you come up with this idea using chairs?

Answer: I have always been a fan of DADA. I don’t think it is possible to create an artwork that is purely DADA, but I feel that DADA is the best word to describe this art piece of my.