Golden A' Design Award Winner 2024
Kuo Kuo-Hsiang's Infinite Bloom Public Art rises as a monumental sculptural tower constructed from polished stainless steel, its form commanding the composition through a dramatic vertical thrust that dominates the picture plane against an expansive sky rendered in soft gradations of cerulean, powder blue, and warm cream where atmospheric clouds drift in delicate wisps. The sculpture's primary architectural gesture consists of multiple intertwining ribbon-like metallic bands that spiral and weave upward from a unified base, creating an intricate lattice structure reminiscent of organic growth patterns, perhaps evoking the unfurling of petals or the helical ascent of climbing vines. The chromatic palette of the sculpture itself presents a sophisticated interplay between the inherent silver-gray tonality of polished stainless steel and the environmental reflections it captures, with warm golden undertones suggesting late afternoon sunlight dancing across convex surfaces while cooler blue-gray shadows nestle within the concave recesses and negative spaces created by the interweaving bands. The compositional armature follows a strong central vertical axis, positioning the sculpture slightly left of center within the frame while the gentle slope of a manicured grass embankment in verdant yellow-green provides a stabilizing horizontal counterpoint in the lower register. Spatial depth is articulated through atmospheric perspective, with distant trees appearing as soft dark masses along the horizon line, architectural structures with horizontal roof lines visible at the right edge, and an electrical transmission tower punctuating the middle distance. The lighting paradigm suggests golden hour illumination, with warm directional light raking across the sculpture's surfaces from the left, creating luminous highlights on the westward-facing curves while casting the eastern aspects into cooler shadow, this chiaroscuro effect magnificently enhancing the three-dimensional reading of the complex interlaced forms. The figure-ground relationship achieves elegant clarity through the contrast between the dense, reflective metallic mass and the atmospheric openness of the sky, while the perforated nature of the sculpture's lattice structure allows sky to penetrate through the form itself, creating a dynamic interplay between solid and void. Edge treatment varies dramatically across the composition, with razor-sharp metallic contours defining the sculpture's silhouette against the sky while softer atmospheric transitions characterize the distant landscape elements. The textural vocabulary encompasses the mirror-smooth polished surfaces of the steel bands, the granular organic texture of the grass slope, and the soft diffused quality of cloud formations. Stylistically, the work participates in contemporary public sculpture traditions that synthesize organic biomorphic vocabularies with industrial materials and precise engineering, suggesting affinities with artists working at the intersection of environmental art, site-specific installation, and monumental metalwork.
The 10 meter tall stainless steel sculpture stands tall and proud on the highest point of the company's square green space. It is like a thriving, vibrant tree, symbolizing the company's thriving development and the spirit of pursuing excellence. The sculpture is composed of four seamlessly flowing stainless steel arc-shaped units, and interlaces in the vertical space to create a concise, smooth, and dynamic form, converging into a force that continuously extends toward the sky, filling people with expectations for the future.