Press "Enter" to skip to content

Jay Jay Burridge: The Big Chair Project


the fritz hansen chair is a design

the fritz hansen chair is a design classic and I’ve got to try and think of

classic and I’ve got to try and think of

classic and I’ve got to try and think of a piece of artwork of mine that would

a piece of artwork of mine that would

a piece of artwork of mine that would best suit it now all my stuff is very

best suit it now all my stuff is very

best suit it now all my stuff is very large-scale

large-scale

large-scale I build dinosaurs so I came across this

I build dinosaurs so I came across this

I build dinosaurs so I came across this character I invented a couple of years

character I invented a couple of years

character I invented a couple of years ago called the chili con carnival

ago called the chili con carnival

ago called the chili con carnival he’s like a tex-mex dinosaur and he

he’s like a tex-mex dinosaur and he

he’s like a tex-mex dinosaur and he likes his chilies which I know Jamie

likes his chilies which I know Jamie

likes his chilies which I know Jamie does as well I thought wouldn’t be

does as well I thought wouldn’t be

does as well I thought wouldn’t be really good idea to kind of brand him on

really good idea to kind of brand him on

really good idea to kind of brand him on there like keep sealing it however I

there like keep sealing it however I

there like keep sealing it however I can’t make a branding iron

can’t make a branding iron

can’t make a branding iron just for one-off thing so why I’ve had

just for one-off thing so why I’ve had

just for one-off thing so why I’ve had to do is a kind of a cheating method and

to do is a kind of a cheating method and

to do is a kind of a cheating method and what I’ve done is I’ve created some

what I’ve done is I’ve created some

what I’ve done is I’ve created some stencils of the artwork applied those to

stencils of the artwork applied those to

stencils of the artwork applied those to the chair and then we’re gonna sandblast

the chair and then we’re gonna sandblast

the chair and then we’re gonna sandblast the chair and hopefully that’s going to

the chair and hopefully that’s going to

the chair and hopefully that’s going to a road away a little layer of the wood

a road away a little layer of the wood

a road away a little layer of the wood and then I’m gonna paint it up to make

and then I’m gonna paint it up to make

and then I’m gonna paint it up to make it look like it’s branded so the

it look like it’s branded so the

it look like it’s branded so the finished thing will look like that but

finished thing will look like that but

finished thing will look like that but there’s a whole artistic process

there’s a whole artistic process

there’s a whole artistic process involved to get it to that stage food is

involved to get it to that stage food is

involved to get it to that stage food is appetizing to the eye chefs are artists

appetizing to the eye chefs are artists

appetizing to the eye chefs are artists in a funny way so really there’s a quite

in a funny way so really there’s a quite

in a funny way so really there’s a quite a few parallels between what I do as an

a few parallels between what I do as an

a few parallels between what I do as an artist and what chefs do with food I

artist and what chefs do with food I

artist and what chefs do with food I love the way that you can make people

love the way that you can make people

love the way that you can make people kind of feel emotional about artwork you

kind of feel emotional about artwork you

kind of feel emotional about artwork you can kind of build in things triggers

can kind of build in things triggers

can kind of build in things triggers that will hopefully kind of remind them

that will hopefully kind of remind them

that will hopefully kind of remind them of the past or item of good times and

of the past or item of good times and

of the past or item of good times and the same way food does as well when you

the same way food does as well when you

the same way food does as well when you eat kind of some amazing food you think

eat kind of some amazing food you think

eat kind of some amazing food you think oh that’s my grandma’s or that was so in

oh that’s my grandma’s or that was so in

oh that’s my grandma’s or that was so in the same way you can play with people’s

the same way you can play with people’s

the same way you can play with people’s senses from what I gather the most

senses from what I gather the most

senses from what I gather the most important thing is the education of a

important thing is the education of a

important thing is the education of a healthy diet and what Jamie can do is

healthy diet and what Jamie can do is

healthy diet and what Jamie can do is obviously put a big spotlight onto that

obviously put a big spotlight onto that

obviously put a big spotlight onto that even get into the front of politicians

even get into the front of politicians

even get into the front of politicians and influential people but unless

and influential people but unless

and influential people but unless there’s a ground force of everyday

there’s a ground force of everyday

there’s a ground force of everyday people spreading the word it doesn’t

people spreading the word it doesn’t

people spreading the word it doesn’t move much further than that he’s done a

move much further than that he’s done a

move much further than that he’s done a lot in the last ten years of his own

lot in the last ten years of his own

lot in the last ten years of his own back it’s time for everyone else to now

back it’s time for everyone else to now

back it’s time for everyone else to now start picking up the pace and taking on

start picking up the pace and taking on

start picking up the pace and taking on a little bit over the work as well and

a little bit over the work as well and

a little bit over the work as well and hopefully this could spread and do a lot

hopefully this could spread and do a lot

hopefully this could spread and do a lot of good things to a lot of people

of good things to a lot of people

of good things to a lot of people hopefully someone’s gonna buy my chair

hopefully someone’s gonna buy my chair

hopefully someone’s gonna buy my chair what they’ll be left with

what they’ll be left with

what they’ll be left with a chance hopefully very fun

if dinosaurs were still around we’d

if dinosaurs were still around we’d probably be eating them as well

”

Be First to Comment

Leave a Reply

Your email address will not be published. Required fields are marked *