Art Deco

During the two world wars, there was a popular art design movement between the 1920’s to 1930’s. It was a combination of different artist styles; neoclassical, constructivism, cubism, modernism, art nouveau, and futurism. These styles affected all types of art such as architecture, interior, design, sculpture, furniture, industrial design and other mediums like clothing, jewelry, graphic arts, paintings, and films. This movement was one of the reason why the twenties were known for “a world…

education at the Academy of Fine Arts of Bologna. In 1954 along with fellows Edward Sorel, Seymour Chwast, and Reynold Ruffins, he co-founded Push Pin Studios. The new approach to philosophy and personal view of the Push Pin Studio artists created a worldwide stir in design. The Push Pin studio of illustration and graphic design was an alternative to the narrative illustration of the past. Its work had a revival of the nineteenth century (Victorian, Art Nouveau and Art Deco), trends in pop…

movement by analysing Wright’s work in detail with reference to modernism and other movements. The movement of modernism follows the ideology that the traditional style of creating art, architecture and literature was becoming old fashioned so a new and experimental approach was taken to allow the different forms of art to be compatible with the changes in the world being more industrialised. This movement was a key paradigm shift of the twentieth century due to it being perceived as a rebellion…

I went to the Phoenix Art Museum on the day of March 16th, 2016. Thankfully the museum was located in one of the nicer areas of Phoenix so I didn’t have to worry about getting stabbed as I made my way inside the building. The exterior of the building mainly consisted of visually appealing cement and steel pillars with a modern design. While I wondered around searching for an entrance into the building, I joined a small party of people who were also lost. After wandering around aimlessly for…

greater context. Perspective was not important to create art, they emphasized the flat, two-dimensional surface of the picture plane, the realistic modelling of figures was not a concern for cubist artists either. Cubism opened up almost infinite new possibilities for the treatment of visual reality in art and caused a great impact that influenced others artistical movement as Futurism, Supremism, Dada, Constructivism, De Stijl and Art Deco. An important characteristic of the geometrical forms…

Historical or Mediocre? Driving to the Jepson Center of Art was fairly easy. Jepson is placed in a little square in downtown and the center is pretty huge, so finding it was no problem. Although I had to park on the back side of the center, I didn’t mind the short walk to the front of the building. When I got inside though I was pretty confused. In most museums that I went to there was always a line to the front desk to pay and a smiling friendly face to greet me. I was not faced with any…

Valerie Steele’s essay, A Museum of Fashion is More Than a Clothes Bag, points out that the research which is based on objects would provide a unique view about the development of fashion (1998, p327). And according to Prown, object analysis follows three stages. The analysis starts with a comprehensive description, recording the outer qualities of the object. The second stage is the deduction, interacting a more open reflection between the object and the perceiver. Finally, the analysis causes…

have been doing art all my life with the influence of my father, who is a professional artist at inka gallery, Salamanca. He has introduced me to art and the techniques of oil painting, such as never to use black paint but use purple, brown and blue to make a dark paint colours, the way to use the art brushes properly and many more influences and techniques. From all the variety of art that he has showed me I would have to say that oil paint was my favour medium to use in the art world, due to…

Life and art is a learning process, you would never stop discovering new things about yourself or the world we live in, and beautiful things can be established by our way of thinking. Trying new things in any aspects will always be the best way to assure who you…

New Orleans, LA. and Memphis, TN. are two cities that have more in common than just sharing a border along the Mississippi River. Both are responsible for birthing a music legacy that has defined American Music, not to mention bragging rights for a culture rich in food and southern folklore, owing to a tourism industry which keeps the local economy afloat. Unfortunately, they often unintentionally compete with each other in having one of the highest poverty rates in the country. As a result,…