designboom t-shirt 'f-ing tee'. graphics by kinwah tsang ....................................................................................................................................................

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designboom t-shirt f-ing tee design by kinwah tsang for designboom, in limited edition of 100, screen printed in hong kong, 2005 100% cotton, crew neck, navy blue with print in white and grey on front and back. kinwah tsang --- read the article on his work http://www.designboom.com/contemporary/tsangkinwah.html --- limited edition (99) USD $ 25 unisex round neck, color: navy blue / white - grey, size S / M / L front --- the 'f-ing' tee will be first available in tokyo at the designboom mart, november 2nd - 6th. reserve your t-shirt now ! shipping will start from november 10th size S sold out size M sold out size L sold out back image and text are two different representation structures. one is pictorial and visual without any specific verbal linkage while the other is the written form of language and is therefore, linguistic, which means readable and pronounceable. this suggests that, like image, text is also a visual sign. meaning (signified) with an image is rather unfixed, obscure and open to different interpretations, however it is usually clear in text. the idea of using its form to intensify its content and literal meanings was first clearly advocated in giacomo marinetti's 'manifesto of futurism' in 1909. kinwah tsang combined his foul language with william morris' (1834-1896) floral pattern and arranged the text in the form of flowers and plants, which are swirling and running throughout the space. the artist kinwah tsang is the recipient of the 2005 sovereign asian art prize. --- see more detailed info on kinwah tsang's concept behind the designboom foul language t-shirt http://www.tsangkinwah.com/concept_interior.htm text of t-shirt decoration (front) ------- monthly designboom newsletter ------- ------- ? comments and contact us ? -------