歐洲激進派 Michael Webb - 《06 0/P2》

Michael Webb, 06 0/P2 from Temple Island, 1987. © Michael Webb. From the Collection of the Alvin Boyarsky Archive.

麥可.韋伯
英國籍,1937年生

《06 0/P2》,1987年
收錄於《神殿島》系列
石墨、墨染、彩色鉛筆、轉印字、印章、紙本裱於紙板

Michael Webb
British, b. 1937

06 0/P2, 1987
From the series Temple Island
Graphite, ink wash, colored pencil, rub-on letters, and ink stamp on paper mounted to paperboard

此作呈現麥可.韋伯所構思的一艘潛水器,目的是要用來穿越泰晤士河中有名的賽舟航道。圖面上可見許多建構線和控制點共同勾勒出潛水艇的造型,也反映這是階段性施工設計圖,還有修改和調整空間。細膩的漸層墨染技法,凸顯出船艙的精密曲度。深深嵌在圖稿的線條和表層系統中,是一個身影模糊的斜倚人像,朝著河流的方向凝望。韋伯清楚描繪出這個人像的視界圓錐,除了再次重申觀察對其整體建築計畫的重要性,更點出了視覺在當代文化無所不在的優勢地位。

In this drawing, Michael Webb explores the idea of a submersible that could traverse the famous regatta course at Henley-on-Thames. The numerous construction lines and control points used to suggest the submarine’s form evoke the open-ended nature of a working drawing. The delicate use of a shaded wash accentuates the capsule’s complex curvature. Deeply embedded in the drawing’s system of lines and surfaces is a faint representation of a reclined human figure gazing in the direction of the river flow. With the figure’s cone of vision clearly drawn, Webb not only reaffirms the importance of observation to his larger architectural project, but also hints at the pervasive primacy of vision in contemporary culture.