Guanyu (Gerry) Tao is an architectural designer and artist based in Los Angeles. He graduated with a Master of Architecture from the Southern California Institute of Architecture (SCI-Arc) in 2022. Gerry’s work merges the fields of architecture and art, focusing on themes like pure formal spaces and architectural fantasies that push beyond conventional boundaries. He frequently utilizes digital and immersive medium to express his ideas. Committed design in his professional career with his art, Gerry is emphasizing the synergy and interaction between constructs and the nature, virtual and reality.
Guanyu (Gerry) Tao is an architectural designer and artist based in Los Angeles. He graduated with a Master of Architecture from the Southern California Institute of Architecture (SCI-Arc) in 2022. Gerry’s work merges the fields of architecture and art, focusing on themes like pure formal spaces and architectural fantasies that push beyond conventional boundaries. He frequently utilizes digital and immersive medium to express his ideas. Committed design in his professional career with his art, Gerry is emphasizing the synergy and interaction between constructs and the nature, virtual and reality.
Edges delves into the complex dance between structure and distortion, beginning with simple, rule-bound forms—triangular prisms and boxes—that evolve when pushed beyond their initial confines. The transformation of these rigid shapes involves a delicate balance, as each curve and pitch is manipulated with precision to maintain a controlled framework, ensuring that while the shapes twist and shift, they do not descend into chaos. This process reveals a deeper tension—a desire to use these structured, geometric bases as a means to explore and define the irregular, the spontaneous, and the unpredictable. The work captures the fascination with order and the allure of its disruption, as boundaries are pushed to uncover the beauty within the unexpected. It becomes a meditation on the act of creation, where control, chaos, and the interplay of intention and unpredictability manifest within the carefully carved edges of transformed geometric forms.