Carla Baz’s “STRATAGEMS” at Joy Mardini Design Gallery, Beirut
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Joy Mardini Design Gallery in Beirut is hosting a solo show of Carla Baz titled “STRATAGEMS.” The exhibition revolves around Carla’s new-found relationship with marble as not just a medium but a source of inspiration that would guide her creative procesCarla Baz’s “STRATAGEMS” at Joy Mardini Design Gallery, Beirut
Joy Mardini Design Gallery in Beirut is hosting a solo show of Carla Baz titled “STRATAGEMS.” The exhibition revolves around Carla’s new-found relationship with marble as not just a medium but a source of inspiration that would guide her creative process.The collection seeks to stage an elegy to marble not merely as a medium, but even more so as a subject and an object where the point of departure and destination loop into each other.Marble has been valued for its use in sculpture since classical times. Due to its soft properties and beautiful colors, it has come to be the favorite medium for Greek and Roman masters, who have carved their reputation in the lavish stone, making it a cultural symbol of refinement and sophistication. Still today, it is one of the most enthralling materials for artists and designers. Captivating by its different mineral compositions that bear a resemblance to abstract expressionist paintings, mother nature has truly been unstinting in the variety, qualities and raw beauty of marble.“Through this collection Carla strives to redefine the conventional approach to marble as simply a robust material and instead show its fragility and delicacy. The designer adapts a more poetic approach to shed light on the natural graphics and colors of the stone,” the gallery said.Talking about her experience, Baz said: “Through our experiments we have sometimes chosen specific natural colors, sometimes decided to use a simple white marble as a canvas for a more audacious approach, tainting it with bolder colors with resin. Whether in its pure form or as a result of this series of tests, marble never ceases to offer different possibilities and outcomes, making it a very exciting journey.”Carla Baz is a French-Lebanese designer with an aspiration for creativity and a surge to explore new techniques and challenges. After studying interior architecture at ESAG Penninghen in Paris, she pursued a master’s degree in product design for the luxury industry at the University of Art and Design Lausanne (ECAL) where she had the opportunity to work on several projects under the supervision of international designers such as Ronan Bouroullec, Barber Osgerby, Marti Guixe, Pierre Charpin and Umberto, and Fernando Campana. She then engaged in diverse professional experiences, working in London for Burberry, Vivienne Westwood and Zaha Hadid until she felt it was time to explore her own lines.Winner of the Brussel-based Boghossian Foundation’s 2013 Design Prize, she is inspired by the unique heritage of Lebanese craftsmanship, and dedicated to foster synergies between her innovative approach to furniture/lighting and the very accomplished skills of Lebanese artisans. She began a very inspiring sequence of experiments that resulted in small editions of her sculptural yet functional furniture. “STRATAGEMS” is on view through July 20, 2018 at Joy Mardini Design Gallery, Najem bldg, ground floor, Gouraud street, Gemmayze, Beirut, Lebanon.For details, visit: http://jmdesigngallery.com/Click on the slideshow for a sneak peek at the exhibition.http://www.blouinartinfo.com/ Founder: Louise Blouin Read more