Arts and Crafts Movement

change in six months and it’s beauty is ephemeral so is art. Capturing these moments of fleeting beauty is evident in the piece at it’s completion. That being said, the real beauty is in the creation process. Art to an artist is not about one piece of work or one way of doing something but the rhythm of growth in the name of discovery. I am a high octane transmedia creative but I want to hone my critical thinking more. The Arts and Crafts movement was a solution born out of contempt for the…

founders of occupational therapy, who strived to create better lives for people with disabilities and injuries. Both Benjamin Franklin and the founders of OT had a great respect for all kinds of people. In relation to the arts and crafts movement, Franklin also valued skills and craft. The Hull House in Chicago that some of the OT founders helped with was an establishment that offered instruction in weaving, woodworking, printing, and other handcrafts (Cole & Tufano, 2008). Benjamin Franklin…

Nardia was referred by Jaco Nel (Paediatrician) to the Child Development Team (CDT) in November 2014. The referral was for an assessment of her handwriting skills. Nardia presents with epilepsy and mild global developmental delay by Dr Jaco Nel. Nardia fully participated in the Visual Motor Integration and Visual Perception assessment (June 2015) and did not complete the Motor Coordination assessment due to Nardia’s attention and participation decreasing. Nardia listened to instructions and…

artistic movement of its time, you can see evidence of its impact everywhere you look. Much like other movements, the Bauhaus school came about in a time that was ripe for change. World War I had recently ended and Germany’s industry was just getting back on its feet. Walter Gropius, German architect and the Bauhaus School’s founder, felt that there needed to be a better unity of art, design, and industry. He thought the manufacturing during his time was soulless and lacked creativity and that…

Western musical literature is both extensive and impressive. It was shaped by the different eras of style music goes through. The first piece the orchestra performed was Beethoven’s Violin Concerto in D major Op. 61 (1806). The piece consists of three movements: Allegro ma non troppo, Larghetto, and Rondo: Allegro. Beethoven was not a stranger to the…

including the Gastronomy, art, and language. Firstly, the African culture is characterized the African culture is the Gastronomy or Cuisine. In Africa, the gastronomy is a varied combination of the local products such vegetables, meat products and milk, fruits, seafood and cereal grains. The cuisines vary from region to region. The Central, West, North, East and Southern…

number of deadlocks. Moreover, the warfare landscape blurred and destabilized cultural classes, censored front line atrocities, and became a preamble to post-war moral questioning. As a result, Dada, and later Surrealism, took front seats to the art forms that dated pre-World War 1. The need to decompress the feelings of illogicality, the aesthetics, or lack thereof, of Dada and Surrealism mirrored the new culture of disjointed…

Henry Van de Velde in Modern Architecture Henry Van de Velde existed during the movements of Arts and Crafts, Art Nouveau, Art Deco and Modernism. He is said to be the father of both Art Nouveau and Modernism and the ideals and theories of design that belong to each movement. Van de Velde was a painter and architect obsessed with the activation of the line. The curve was a true form of organic expression and became an idea that accompanied the work of Van de Velde. Another desire of Van de…

in the art world. The anonymous group was started in New York City in 1985 by a group of seven women after a modern art exhibit whose rosters of 165 artists included only 13 women. They broadcast their messages of gender and racial equality through posters, books, billboards and public events. These posters and billboards pushed ideas and make people uncomfortable, which I believe was there plan all along. To get people talking…

Throughout this essay, I will explore my understanding of creativity by reflecting on the creative process of my work in regard to the arts element of the course. I will then discuss theories about creativity and its role in education, with specific focus on how creativity can be fostered and different teaching methods that can be employed to ensure each child is fully benefitted. There is no set definition of creativity, however many theories have emerged that attempt to define the concept. The…