los angeles CALIFORNIA
Woodbury School of Architecture
Critic: Ryan TYLER-MARTINEZ
suckerPUNCH: Describe your project.
Parsa REZAEE: This project takes an explorative step in the process of beginning a critical body of work. Typography was used to generate shapes, then layers. Forms were aggregated, then collapsed on the page. All of the information flattened. Quick, iterative explorations and a drawing for later.
- Parsa REZAEE, “A Drawing For Later.”, Graphic Image
- Parsa REZAEE, “A Drawing For Later.”, Graphic Image
- Parsa REZAEE, “A Drawing For Later.”, Graphic Image
- Parsa REZAEE, “A Drawing For Later.”, Graphic Image
sP: Who are what influenced this project:
PR: I got a lot of inspiration from Ryan himself. We started the semester looking at work from Bryan Cantley and Perry Kulper. Their graphic styles were a big inspiration for the construction of these drawings. Enric Miralles and Carme Pinos drawing for the Olympic Archery Range inspired the formal qualities of the preliminary figural experiments.
sP:What was I reading/ listening to/ watching while developing this project:
PR: I was reading a lot of Michael Meredith’s work, especially his essay titled “Toward a Body of Work.” The importance of beginning my body of work this early on in my career while at the same time being fluid and experimental has been quite the balancing game. I tend to listen to any and all lectures I find on Zumthor. He gets the creative juices flowing.
sP: Who work is currently on your radar: MOS is definitely still on my radar. They have a very focused body of work and are getting things built all the time.
PR: That’s the goal, at least for me. Mark Foster Gage remains at the top of my list for now, he’s always putting out amazing work. Jeff Halstead’s renderings and drawings are also on my radar.
