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At 19, another book was published. I sketched out the sculptural form using a 3D computer program and cut the aluminium with a laser. "For example, when I was six years old, I was already very famous as an artist. "I think it's not really about the cloud, it's about the fact that the art piece is very flexible, it can fit any space, it can change form.
Most children liked to go out and play with their toys or run around. And though having a solo exhibition is quite an achievement for any artist at whatever age, Jordy seems to think of her showcase at Beijing's Capital Museum when she was just six as nothing particularly special.
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Cloud Chandelier.
I also used sewing techniques and inserted the details of jewellery into each layer to represent the urban lifestyle.”
Jordy was born in Chengdu and from an early age was sketching the outlines of buildings. But the real highlight of the show is the Cloud Chandelier, a thinking cloud-like form.
The nebulous chandelier has long become her signature in art and design, and the starting point of this design was when she was asked to do an art piece that addressed the issue of climate change for an exhibition in London.
"I used the cloud as a representative of nature," said Jordy. Depicting parks, shopping malls, playgrounds and cities, each hand-cut piece is unique.
Cloud Lamps
‘Family’ Project at the 2006 Venice Architecture Biennale.
For Jordy, art and architecture are inextricably intertwined.
The following year she gained wider fame with a piece at the Venice Architecture Biennale, “Family Project”, which involved paper cut by hand, and with a partner set up a design and architecture company, Marques & Jordy.
The firm has since done commissions for Hermes, Selfridges, the Design Museum and the Southbank Centre in London and Bloomberg’s headquarters in the British capital.
“My company works in interior design, architecture, furniture design and fashion,” Jordy says.
I aspire to build beautiful things that can engage emotions, like artworks do.”
For more on Jordy’s work, visit www.jordyfu.com.
藝術家Yu Jordy Fu專訪 為曼谷蓋頌生活購物商城 Gaysorn Village 掛上雲彩
「藝術跟創造是沒有邊界的，不是我們想像中的服裝設計師就設計服裝，藝術家就是繪畫，其實創造力的侷限是被想像的。」(Yu Jordy Fu)
採訪撰文：Zolick Chen
位在曼谷四面佛對街的曼谷蓋頌生活購物商城(Gaysorn Village)，向來標榜藝術、時尚與生活中密不可分，時常舉辦相關展覽，讓人甫踏入館內便感受到強烈的藝術氛圍。本次與藝術家Yu Jordy Fu攜手，自6月起至7月底展出其作品。Yu Jordy Fu更為此次合作，以大型的鋁片加上「雲」的概念，製作總長超過350公尺、高18尺（約6層樓）的大型裝置藝術，讓民眾在館內購物、大啖美食之餘，亦能沉浸在藝術洗禮之中。
Jordy出生於中國，而後前往英國留學發展，作品融合中西元素，2005年被英國政府選為十大青年藝術家，也活躍於世界各地包括倫敦、威尼斯、香港、首爾、杜拜等地，是當代國際知名的華裔藝術家。Jordy成立的M&J公司，更在曼谷設立分處，主要經營建築和室內設計。此次在曼谷蓋頌生活購物商城(Gaysorn Village)展出，更是她首次在東南亞進行的藝術展覽。 Jordy接受VISION THAI看見泰國（以下簡稱VT）的專訪，和讀者分享所見到的泰國文化創意發展。
VT：為什麼特別選擇與曼谷的曼谷蓋頌生活購物商城(Gaysorn Village)進行合作？籌備了多久？
Jordy：因為我們是一個很生活化的品牌，很多設計作品皆不侷限某個領域形式，我們創作建築、室內設計、傢俱、燈具、時尚等作品，而曼谷蓋頌生活購物商城(Gaysorn Village)和我們的理念正好符合。 藝術不只是擺放在畫廊裡面，更需要融入到人們的生活當中，包括現在正展出的大型作品，便是希望讓大家都有接觸藝術的機會。此次展覽，從設計到完成大約3個月。
VT：平常也關心其他地區的藝術文化發展？尤其是泰國或者東南亞，有甚麼突出的特點？
Jordy：我覺得泰國是一個非常有創意的地方，吸引了許多來自世界各地的的創意人才。以我們公司在曼谷的經驗來說，在泰國有非常多的設計學院，培養很多有創造力的年輕人，這也是我們將分公司設在曼谷的主要原因。
VT：可以談談你所進行的動物保育相關計畫嗎？
Jordy：這是英國的Animal Asia計畫，是為了救助貓狗。我自己喜歡動物，養了8隻貓，平常在世界各地出差，就請朋友代養，而我也會限制自己出差的頻率，一定要留些時間和家裡的寵物相處。我們有協助這個計畫，希望用藝術來關心動物保護。
VT：針對此次展覽，有什麼想和讀者說的呢？
Jordy：藝術跟創造是沒有邊界的，不是我們想像中的服裝設計師就設計服裝，藝術家就是繪畫，建築師就是建造樓房，其實創造力的侷限是被想像的。我希望年輕人，特別是正在學習藝術的年輕人，首先要有夢想，不要放棄，也不要自我侷限，通過自己在各自領域的努力，要讓這個世界變得更美好。
Bright and early
Chinese artist Yu Jordy Fu's career has literally been a shooting rocket, launched at a very young age.
Then at 16, she was accepted to St Martin’s College of Art and Design, London, where she obtained a first-class degree in Spatial Design.
Yu Jordy Fu, known to her friends as ‘Jordy’, held her very first solo exhibition at the Beijing Capital Museum when she was only 6. “I like creating inspirations for everyday life.
There’s a Cloud chandelier with LED lights that throw striking shadows on the walls, and a Cloud lamp in laser-cut aluminium resembling the wings of a butterfly while bearing a pattern of Thai elephants.
“The Cloud and Butterfly lamps are meant to be artworks that people can actually use. When we've created something for a client and the client is extremely happy or appreciates it, then I'm proud."
Asked what got her this far, Jordy answered simply: "I think it's important to have a dream and never give up.
I get involved in animal-protection campaigns.”
Among her futuristic furniture and home decor are a Dream sofa – a gorgeous balance of elegance and modern design – the dust-proof Tulip rag and a Butterfly wall fixture with soft and fluid lines.
Also on view are Jordy’s inaugural line of layered evening dresses, similarly contrived with a paper-cutting technique so the silhouette seems architectural, and her oil paintings, both abstract and figurative, rendered in sweeping brushstrokes and very emotive.
“Fire” captures the power of a horse in motion, full of the fire of life that burns inside to escape restraints.
“We’ve designed many five-star resorts, office buildings, shopping malls and private mansions around the world.”
The “Cloud” pieces have become a signature for her, mingling diverse materials and traditional and contemporary techniques to assemble three-dimensional landscapes.
“I’m a creator, but I’m also basically an architect,” Jordy says.