I sketched the entrance ceiling of the Academy of Sciences to show the concept of hard and soft. When I first saw the ceiling, I felt that it was a perfect example of this concept because of the combination of squares and curves in this Architectural piece.
Squares are man-made, geometric shapes that are never found in the natural world. The features of a square makes them look sharp, precise and perfect. When people try to draw perfect squares with just a writing tool such as a pencil, they cannot achieve it since it is not in our genetic makeup to draw perfect, straight lines. The only way people can draw perfect squares is with technology or with drafting instruments, which doesn't occur naturally. Compared to the natural world, it is full of imperfections, curves and wonder.
When squares are put together, they add power, density and strength, which we are very accustomed to, such as a building made of square shaped materials piled heavily on top of each other.
However, the way the hard ceiling tile squares were positioned gave off a familiar feeling found from ocean waves or from the curves of a vegetable seedling. Although each square is still perfectly straight with their four sharp corners, the perceived movement formed from the squares positioned side by side at different degrees, mimics the actions found in the natural world. The individual square's appearance doesn't change, yet somehow, someone managed to create a curvilinear shape out of the squares straight edges.
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