Fear.Less
2011
Fine Arts, Design, Production
Fear.Less is a collaborative project between Daniel Ting Chong & Jordan Metcalf. The objects are all representative of weapons/items used in acts of crime in South Africa, both by criminal and the law.
The objects seek to playfully examine the place of fear and crime in South Africa context, framing our obsession with violence and the casual paranoia we all seem to suffer from. By scaling the objects and turning them into artworks, the artists aim to re-contextualise the place these items hold in our everyday lives.
Several different production methods were used to create the final wooden objects.
www.danieltingchong.com | www.jordan-metcalf.com
The objects seek to playfully examine the place of fear and crime in South Africa context, framing our obsession with violence and the casual paranoia we all seem to suffer from. By scaling the objects and turning them into artworks, the artists aim to re-contextualise the place these items hold in our everyday lives.
Several different production methods were used to create the final wooden objects.
www.danieltingchong.com | www.jordan-metcalf.com
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Fear.Less is a collaborative project between Daniel Ting Chong & Jordan Metcalf. The objects are all representative of weapons/items used in acts of crime in South Africa, both by criminal and the law.The objects seek to playfully examine the place of fear and crime in South Africa context, framing our obsession with violence and the casual paranoia we all seem to suffer from. By scaling the objects and turning them into artworks, the artists aim to re-contextualise the place these items hold in our everyday lives.Several different production methods were used to create the final wooden objects.www.danieltingchong.com | www.jordan-metcalf.com 
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'Heart of Gold' is a playful exploration of the concepts of money, consumerism and greed by Jordan Metcalf and Daniel Ting Chong. Following on the form of their previous project Fear.Less, the artists have played with scale and medium to re-contextualise consumer-based iconography and lexicon as art. The pieces are stark, sleek and graphic, using limited colour palettes and diverse mediums such as glass, paper, wood and ceramic.
www.jordan-metcalf.com
www.danieltingchong.comFine Arts, Graphic Design, Illustration2013 -
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The treatments were used in a variety of digital and printed executions. Several of the executions were also translated into German and French for use in Europe
Agency: Goodby, Silverstein & Partners
Creative Director: Jim KingArt Direction, Graphic Design, Typography2013 -
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Art Director: Liz NoftleEditorial Design, Graphic Design, Typography2012 -
Cover for April edition of the Denver City magazine, 5280. The client wanted the cover to have a spritual/positive feel with custom type that was a modernised reference to old religious texts. I also did a custom treatment to the masthead to tie in with the design.
Art Director: Dave McKennaGraphic Design, Illustration, Typography2012 -
A cover illustration done for the May/June edition of Poets & Writers Magazine.
Art Director: Murray GreenfieldGraphic Design, Illustration, Typography2012 -
Limited edition giclee print. Printed on 300 gsm Hahnemule Paper. Edition of 10Graphic Design, Typography2012 -
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Giclee Print on 300gsm Hahnemule Paper. Edition of 10Graphic Design, Typography2012 -
I was asked by Popular Mechanics to do a type based design for the cover of their 110th Anniversary Edition. After an initial round of ideas we settled on a style that was a modern spin on the decorative printing styles from the era the magazine was conceived in. This is the final design I sent them, but the final colours were tweaked by the client before going to print to maxamise shelf impact. I will update the project with a photo of the printed cover once I get a copyGraphic Design, Typography, Illustration2012 -
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Included are photos of the book, process images as well as the original paintings that were scanned and used to expose the high mesh screens used to print the books.
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Multi layered laser-cut perspex type piece. It consists of 3 levels of black and white perspex and measures approximately 65cm x 48cm.Typography, Graphic Design, Production2011 -
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