Modernism
Graphic Designers
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I like the concept and i think it looks well put together but I also think it seems to simple and basic. Herbert could of done it by having a picture of an eye and shaping it into a heart and just holding it, the skin around the eye almost matches the skin on his hand. It does however look to have some kind of meaning, the eye in the heart being held in someones hand. I like how its in black and white too on a cream page.
Joost Schmidt
I quite like this poster because of it looking so organised using different shapes and looks like theres textures in the shapes mainly the golden ones, having some sort of noise. The shapes all seem to look all together like they are meant to join together. Also the typography looks great too how it fits into gaps and going around the shapes. There also appears to be some sort of basic face shape in there over what looks like strings inside the full circle. The colours seem to work together quite well and I like that mixture.
Postmodernism
Graphic Designers
Paula Scher
The Public Theater posters look very busy especially the first one, not planned out but just put in an empty gap and to me its a mess. I prefer the second one, much tidier and has a reason to be there as to make it look like the woman is shouting. The colours are similar, mainly black and yellow with touches of red and a tint of blue on the second one.
David Carson
Normally I don’t like graphic work in a mess but I do like David Carson’s work, I know he is know for breaking the rules of type and he does it really well. I like it and yet all he’s done is repeated the sentence ‘Don’t mistake legibility for communication’ I really like it being so busy and using the text in boxes overlapping the smaller text, gives it some depth.
Neville Brody
It confuses me because from just looking at it I can’t see where it starts or if its just random words, not sure I like it and having the shoes like that doesn’t help it look that good and with having the image that big filling the page.
Barbara Kruger
What is the difference between Modernism and Post-Mondernism?
From looking at both Postmodernism design work and Modernism i’ve noticed how much more organised Modernism is and how much of a mess Postmodernism is, theres words thrown anywhere and looks very busy and very bold such as Paula Scher’s ‘Public Theater posters’. Modernism work seems more carefully placed as if on purpose such as Joost Schmidt’s ‘Bauhaus Poster’ with old and not as vibrant colours and using different shapes which sort of reminds me of saul bass.
What is Post-Modernism and Contemporary Design?
From looking at other peoples Postmodernism work its used in architecture but its not something that is the same all of the time. I see different Buildings all quite modern and stylish and in the Postmodernism category however they’re all different, which makes it difficult to really describe it. I find that its probably something that is always changing maybe through the ages, like how the style of clothing is always changing.
Fred and Ginger building - Frank Gehry.
MIT Stata Center - Frank Gehry
Above are two Post-modernism buildings that are so different yet they fall into the same category. After watchinghttp://www.vam.ac.uk/content/videos/p/postmodernism-at-the-v-and-a/i’ve noticed that there seems to be other artists and designers who aren’t to sure what Post-modernism is but others who have their own opinions of what it is. “Andrew Logan: Post modernism – yes, I still really don’t understand what Postmodernism is. I’ve been told many times and it’s been explained to me many times and I still am bewildered. But perhaps that’s part of the movement – bewilderment.” Which is sort of how I feel about it and “Charles Jencks: The Independent said do use the word ‘post modernism’ because it means absolutely nothing and everything.” which tells me that it can really be anything and everything.
Philip Johnson the architect of the Sony Building holding a model of it, I like the style of it and I like the gap at the top. That missing bit makes a huge impact on the building and the way it looks and the colour of it adds to it looking good.
The Sony building, architect Philip Johnson. It looks really good especially with the amount of windows. It looks like quite an important building just looking at the colour of it and the colour of the windows.
Contemporary and Post-modernism architecture
Piano Violin House - Huainan Fangkai Decoration Project Co
The building above is really quite amazing, not something I expected to see so maybe thats what Post-modernism is although to me it looks like contemporary because of the plane walls and amount of glass. Its incredibly smart.
When looking at this contemporary building and comparing it to post-modernism there is a big difference, seems to be about space and loads of room in a modern style with plane walls and large windows to light the inside. where as post-modernism is always different and has sharp corners sometimes or can be smooth and elegant, it moves with the trends. Post-modernism is pretty much the same all of the time just different, for modern buildings the layouts and shapes but the same plane walls and lots of space and can sometimes be dull and boring.
There are some contemporary buildings that are nice and well lit inside because of having a lot of windows and being quite spacious like in the image above, It’s less dull but its less private having more windows which is a down side allowing more people to look in.
ART DECO
ART DECO
Edward Mcknight Kauffer
- (14 December 1890 – 22 October 1954) is known for his poster art and his work seems quite simple, but soft although there are posters that are sharp looking which are quite different. Kauffer is american but is known for his many posters for England, he moved to England at the start of the war and did illustrations for book covers while here. Moved back to America later and tried to get work in advertising.
“Kauffer may be best known for the 140 posters that he produced for London Underground, and later London Transport. The posters span many styles: many show abstract influences, including futurism, cubism, and Vorticism; others evoke impressionist influences such as Japanese woodcuts.”
I like the abstract colours, the oranges and purples and the simple ways of making the trees mainly block colour with bits of branches and dots for the leaves and lines for blades of grass. There are shadowed areas and it gives it depth and a nice texture to it, I like the use of black on the trees and bits of grass and leaves. The poster is really nice, I like the winding path in between the trees. Kauffer’s work is interesting, mainly his use of black works really well.
1927 Metropolis McKnight Kauffer Art Deco Poster Print
His work is post-modernism but also does work on Art Deco, using simple shapes almost in a union. I think shapes are a big part of Art Deco and thats how his work is similar to others, Shapes with sharp corners. It isn’t as elegant as Art Nouveau but is stronger and doesn’t look as fragile.
Horace Taylor (Horace Taylor, born 1881 - died 1934)
(1927 Horace Taylor London Underground mini poster)
Horace Taylor along with Edward Mcknight Kauffer, made Art Deco posters for the London Underground. There isn’t much information about Horace Taylor, I do know that he uses the lithography process. He works with shapes and the figures have no outline to them and their faces don’t have any major detail. The image above of the Underground poster is a good interpretation or the escalators and the amount of people squeezed on it, busy with their lives and on their way to work. He uses bright vibrant colours which help it to stand out. I like the Art Deco style of work with the sharp corners and the bright colours and I think its still a popular style because it works well with advertisements as it stands out really well.
Art Deco has influenced the sharp corners on shapes and the simplistic figures and simple objects. It fits in with contemporary design as more and more buildings are more angled and square. using geometric shapes with in architecture and other styles of art. The style of work would inspire me to use colour more and to be more vibrant and use shapes to create something new and exciting.
Pieces from the Victoran Albert Museum
Cup
Place of origin:London, England (made)
Date:1900 (made)
Artist/Maker:William Hutton & Sons Ltd. (maker)
Materials and Techniques:Silver, cast and raised
Credit Line:J. R. W. Cox Gift
Museum number:M.22&A-1966
Gallery location:Silver, room 67, case 16, shelf 2
I really like this art nouveau work, something that was made in 1900 that still looks incredibly stylish and elegant with nice shapes.
Decanter
Place of origin:London, England (hallmarked)
Chipping Campden, England (made)
Date:1904-1905 (hallmarked)
Artist/Maker:Ashbee, Charles Robert, born 1863 - died 1942 (designer)
Guild of Handicraft Ltd. (maker)
James Powell & Sons (glass bottle, probably, maker)
Materials and Techniques:Glass, with silver mounts and a chrysoprase set in the finial
Museum number:M.121:1, 2-1966
Gallery location:British Galleries, room 125g, case 6
I Like this work of art nouveau quite a bit, the use of metal and coloured glass and the shapes at the ends of the handles look really nice and different almost as if its clinging on to it.
The Peacock Skirt
Object:Print
Place of origin:England, Great Britain (made)
Date:1907 (published)
Artist/Maker:Beardsley, Aubrey Vincent, born 1872 - died 1898 (artist)
Materials and Techniques:line block and half tone on Japanese vellum
Credit Line:Given by Michael Harari in memory of his father, Ralph A Harari.
Museum number:E.426-1972
Gallery location:Prints & Drawings Study Room, level E, case I, shelf 50, box E
I like this art nouveau illustration style of art, abstract and very detailed in certain ares, I also like how its just black and white with the peacock pattern on the bottom.
Bel Air
Object:Chair
Place of origin:Los Angeles, USA (probably, designed)
Milan, Italy (manufactured)
Date:1982 (designed)
1984 (manufactured)
Artist/Maker:Shire, Peter, born 1947 (designer)
Memphis (manufacturer)
Materials and Techniques:Painted wood, coloured cotton fabric
Museum number:W.19-2010
Gallery location:In Storage
I really like this art deco chair, its made of quite abstract shapes. It seems like the chair is balanced on the ball..I also like the mixture of colours, however it might be uncomfortable depending how you sit on it.
Frenesí (Frenzy)
Object:Stool
Place of origin:Barcelona (city), Spain (designed)
Date:1984 (designed)
1987 to 1998 (manufactured)
Artist/Maker:Benedito, Ramon, born 1945 (designer)
Morillas, Lluís, born 1958 (designer)
Puig, Josep, born 1959 (designer)
Akaba S.A. (manufacturer)
Materials and Techniques:stainless steel, aluminium, leather, foam rubber
Credit Line:Given by Mr. Josep Puig
Museum number:W.26-2010
Gallery location:In Storage
I like this postmodernism stool, the shapes and the style its been made, however it might be uncomfortable but still it looks quite modern for something made in 1959.
Art Nouveau - Victor Horta
His work involves architecture, more specifically ironwork.
Interior of the Tassel House, 1893
I like this, I’m more of an illustrator but what I see in this image looks really good. Everything in the image makes it look warm, mixture of the flooring, the walls with the elegant swirls that look really great. The ironwork used on the bannister again with the flowing swirls looks really nice. The lights seem to be hanging quite low, I think that might be the only thing I’d worry about if i was living there.
The stairwell of the Horta Museum
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I like this and I think its really nice, the colour of the bannister is gold and with the colour of the wall it has a warm feeling. The stairs on the lower few floors look like marble, maybe its just me but the other stairs look like its just concrete or something solid. I like the swirls in the bannister, looks really nice and great ironwork.
House Tassel
I like this architecture and the colours of the wall, with the nice white pattern with gold outline. There looks to me like there is a bit of the wall missing in nice shape, you can see through to the next wall which is the same and through that wall too. I can’t really tell if it really is a bit of the wall missing or if its a mirror and thats the reflection of the opposite walls. The light looks great the bending metal and swirling around the lights, matches the flowing swirls in the other images.
Victor Horta, ca. 1895, Bronze
From just a quick look of this clock I really like it, it looks alive like the swirls are moving around. Its a very interesting clock, how it starts at the legs and works its way up and curls around the clock in abstract shapes and upwards to a point. The gold around the clock face looks great with the swirls, for something made in 1895 it looks really nice.
Old England building
The Look of the building is really nice, colours black and gold. What I like the most is the fact that there are loads of windows which means a lot of light, there are three different shapes of windows, some with a curved top and some that are just square and rectangles. There is a cafe at the top of the building with a smaller building at the top again with a lot of windows, with a spire at the top. The building looks really nice.
Art Nouveau - Aubrey Beardsley
I like the shapes he uses, quite elegant curves and I like how he uses mainly black and white illustrations.
He illustrates using black ink and has been influenced by japanese woodcuts, his work is often erotic. The image above is quite dream like, a person floating over what looks like water holding a head that is dripping blood. The blood is creating the reflections and ripples in the water which is quite interesting.
Merlin taketh the child Arthur into his keeping
I’m not too keen on this illustration, for me I just think its too full and too much going on. Theres too much to look at but in a way that can be a good thing because you might of missed something the first look.
Arthur and the strange mantle
I Like how the people are plain, no shading at all and is just a simple line drawing. The background however is very detailed, blades of grass and trees. I think it goes well together that mix of a simple line drawing with a heavily detailed illustration in the background.
How four queens found Launcelot sleeping
I like this illustration, again I think its really interesting how he mixes the simple line ink drawings without shading or any real detail and then having the background in full detail. His leaves on the tree seem really simple and I like the style, a leaf shape and a line in the center. The way he illustrates has a great effect, your not looking at just one thing but a lot and its the same with all his illustrations.
Sir Launcelot and the witch Hellawes
This is quite interesting, to me it looks like this illustration is in layers. The trees in the background and then theres the hill followed by the forground tree and characters. I’ve noticed the style in which he’s illustrated what I’m guessing is the grass on the hill, it’s not in his normal great detail its in the style that he does hair with a rope like look to it. A really interesting illustration.
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