William Morris

William Morris was one of the most influential Pre-Raphaelite artists, textile designer and writer of his time during the English Arts and Crafts Movement. As an author and medievalist, he helped establish the modern fantasy genre that has gone to inspire contemporary authors of today including J.R.R. Tolkien and J.K. Rowling. Some of his great works include ‘News from Nowhere’ and ‘The Well at the World’s End’. He also contributed in refreshing traditional fabric arts and methods of production. One of the founders of the Society for Protection of Ancient Buildings, Morris’s name has gone down in history as the iconic figure who changed the face of ancient buildings conservation in the United Kingdom. Some of his best-written works include…

In this essay I will be looking at the two designers, William Morris and William H. Bradley. They have each had a huge impact in their respective artistic fields during the 1800 and 1900’s. I am investigating their respective inspiration, philosophy as well as how these inspiration reflected in their work. How will these two designers have an impact on how I perceive artwork that is expressed in my photography? I am giving a short history on both William Morris and William H Bradley to…

William Morris once stated,“The true secret of happiness lies in taking a genuine interest in all the details of daily life.”Throughout my whole life i’ve learned things about myself that I did not know about. Obviously, the older I get, I understand life better and know what is going on. Furthermore, throughout my whole life i’ve learned to manage my time wisely. Growing up I didn’t understand how people had a lot of time to do everything in just a day. I would always tell myself how that…

‘Trading Places’: Art, Commerce and Social Transformation in the Writings of William Morris What does Morris’ article tell us about the relationship between art and commerce in modern capitalist societies? In a lecture delivered in 1884 entitled “Art and Socialism”. William Morris, an English socialist and prolific writer, focused on the relationship between Art, Commerce, and Social Transformation. The aim was not only to illuminate the effects of commerce and capitalism on social structure…

William Morris was an English painter, designer fabrics and furniture, book designer, a developer of typographic fonts, poet and socialist. He was behind the concept of synthesis, the key concept of the new art. Morris was the founder of the "Arts and Crafts Movement," which took shape as an artistic style in the second half of the 19th century. All participants in the movement united in the belief that artistically designed human environment - pleasing to the eye of the building, artfully…

William L Morris lll, Photographer William L. Morris has been a nature photographer for 30 years. His passion for photography grew out of his love for nature. This brought him to teach himself how to photograph for capturing unique moments in the natural world. His first camera, a Canon AE-1, was purchased on board the USS Clark FFG-11 during his active duty years as an Engineman with the United States Navy. For Morris, the beauty of nature is for all of us to enjoy, and the natural…

History gives us an understanding of who we are, so we need to learn about it. Film can help give us an understanding of the events, and can bring it alive. The course of which "Heavenly Creatures" was directed by Peter Jackson, became very important, in the way Jackson was portraying real people and their raw feelings. This was always going to be hard. The challenge was to make the viewer sympathise with two murderers. "Heavenly Creatures" is a sensitive retelling of the historic events, as…

The fantasy genre is one imagination and extensive thought that allows the writer to portray an invented world that cannot exist. The most successful novels of this genre (as argued by Peter Dickinson) are the ones that can successfully interweave realism into fantasy. Peter Dickinson, author of Fantasy: The Need for Realism argues that the problem with fantasy is that it is useless in an unimagined world, as the impossibilities are unrealistic. In his argument Dickinson identifies that in order…

William Morris, an English textile designer, artist, and writer delivered this speech to the audience members of the Trades’ Guild of Learning in 1877. The speech was given at the end of the Industrial Revolution, which means that scientific and technological progress dominated public interest. Considering the economic boost that science brought about, it was practically over-romanticized by members of society and it appeared to be the answer to every problem. However, the purpose of Morris’…

William Morris was best known for his pattern designs, particularly on fabrics and wallpapers. His vision in linking art to industry by applying the values of fine art to the production of commercial design was a key stage in the evolution of design. Morris felt that the ‘diligent study of Nature’ was important. He saw this as the spiritual antidote to the decline in social, moral and artistic standards during industrialisation. Morris also encouraged artists to look to the past for their…