To be perfectly candid â I never would have envisioned myself finally pursuing my Masters in the field of Art & Design; not till today at the very least. Like every other young designer out there, my aspirations and desires (career-wise, of course) at first started with ruling the roost of the fashion world and ended with making a name...
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Mona Lisa' and 'The Last Supper' are two of the most iconic paintings in history, both painted during the Renaissance. It was originally such a portrait, but over time, its meaning has evolved, becoming a symbol of the Renaissance and becoming the most famous painting in the world. 'Mona Lisa' is probably a portrait of the wife of a Florentine...
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A 19th-century invention, photography today is often looked at as a way for people to take perfect pictures (blemish free) and serve as a memory of your life. However, photography has had a bigger impact than taking selfies (self-portraits) on a smartphone. What is often overlooked within photography is that it opened so many doors for the medical field, specifically...
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An example of such a structure would be Stonehenge in Southern England. Its purpose however still remains a mystery. Excavations are being done to find out various possible functions of these structures. However, it is believed to have multiple purposes and is estimated to have been built over many years. Stonehenge is enclosed in a large circle with a diameter...
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Introduction The Hellenistic period, spanning from the death of Alexander the Great in 323 BCE to the rise of the Roman Empire in 31 BCE, marks a transformative era in architectural history. This period witnessed the expansion of Greek cultural influence across a vast territory stretching from Greece to Egypt and even into the Indian subcontinent. The architecture of the...
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What is Interior Design? Interior design is a discipline that consists of organizing space for a particular purpose. The aim of interior design is to give shape and improve the experience of a user of a certain space by creating a useful and pleasant environment. Decoration and interior design are usually confused, but in order to differentiate them the tasks...
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Industrialization has had a profound impact on the world we live in and has positively contributed to the development of architecture since its start in the 17th century. Many consider the invention of the steam engine by James Watt in 1769 to have marked the beginning of the Industrial Revolution as he greatly improved their efficiency and made their usage...
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Having died only four years apart from each other, it seems inevitable that these two extremely influential artists would have had some striking similarities in their work, from their preferred media to their actual subject matter; the large host of struggles they faced led them on a surprisingly similar path, depicting their own mental illness through painting. My practical work...
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Through the creation of differing backgrounds, contrasting perspectives among people shape how the system of human society works. Having to be raised in certain ways with distinguished experiences, it is evident that people have various views on concepts. These different perceptions can be expressed in the form of literature and artwork. For example, the poems, âBefore I Got My Eye...
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What is the influence of gender and identity on crafts? Gender and craft are rooted together in the history of traditional design practices. With gender being defined as constructed social roles that fit society, this, in turn, has an effect on the ways that craft pieces are constructed. In the beginning, the decorative arts created by women were identified as...
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The Thomas Jefferson Memorial, a monument in Washington D.C., has rich information in itâs bones waiting to be shown, viewed, and appreciated. It brings a sense of pride to the country and its people. What people do not realize is that this memorial is a part of the foundation that is the United States history. The shrine is located in...
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The moderation of digital technology provides a huge opportunity for graphic designers, artists and businesses to showcase their work, products and services. Wider concepts and ideas are being bring into life far faster as technology evolved from manual to automatic. Nowadays, graphic design covers variety of fields such as motion graphics, calligraphy, typography, illustration and is also associated with computer...
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Pop art was an art movement that originated in post-war Britain and by the 1960s where it was popularized in the United States was incredibly influential in shifting modern art. Pop artists generally worked with the techniques and imagery of pop culture, amalgamating everyday objects like comic strips, supermarket products, billboards, magazine advertisements and images of celebrities into their work....
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Dorothea Lange was a photographer whose portraits of displaced farmers during the Great Depression greatly influenced later documentary photography. Her photographs focused on migrant workers during The Great Depression. Langeâs first exhibition, which was held in 1934, established her reputation as a documentary photographer. In 1940, she would also receive the Guggenheim Fellowship. Growing up art and literature were big...
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Art is a form of communication that artists use to pass information to the audiences that will experience the art. Sculptures one of the oldest art forms; they are made from stone, a medium that has been there since before, and thus with the sculptures are embedded a great source of information, culture, originality, and heritage that may never be...
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During the years between 27BCE from when Augustus Caesar proclaimed himself the first emperor in Rome to 476BCE with the fall of Constantinople, the Roman Empire was inundated with Greek-inspired statues. The art emerged from the Classical Period of Ancient Hellas was a powerful medium of expression, so influential the artists from the Roman Empire consequently developed their techniques, detailing...
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Michelangeloâs defiant statue of David has enraptured the world for centuries. Thought to be one of historyâs major art masterpieces, the marble figure portrays both the artists skill and the focus of art that embodies and defines the aesthetic of the renaissance at its peak. It showcases technical virtuosity of Greek sculpture and reintroduced ideals of humanism. Since its debut...
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âArt is a lie that brings us closer to the truthâ, - Pablo Picasso. This quote by Pablo Picasso states that although what is depicted in a work of art may be fictional, the message that the art conveys is often truthful. Unlike art, language is often literal. Excluding some proverbs, language gives us clear messages in comparison to art....
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In this photo I see a poor woman holding and feeding her baby. They seem to be most probably refugees which need help. Moreover, they seem to a certain degree as if they have lost their hopes. The mother in this photo looks young. She might even be a teenager still which makes her life even harder. She needs to...
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The # typographic character is one of the most influential symbols in contemporary communication today, and perhaps for the next decade. The logo was selected for social media use as it creates metadata when placed in front of words and numbers. The developed metadata creates awareness to the search engines of the content of the tag. In the process, people...
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Abstraction, in its simplest terms, means the act of drawing out the essential qualities in a thing, a series of things, or a situation. Liam Gillick said in an interview: âI´m really interested in the gap between these two tracks: the critical subconscious abstract ideas behind modernism in relation to the trajectory of modernity. Is in this gap that I...
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The sculpture of ancient Greece which existed from 800 BC to 300 BC got its inspiration from middle eastern monumental art and Egyptian art respectively. This with time gradually evolved into a unique vision of Greek art. Greek artists eventually reached a high point of artistic quality of working with the human figure that took the world by surprise, a...
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Transcendence is the process that often occurs when viewing artworks that escorts our mind to another place. Transcendence originated from Latin and means climb beyond. The term means to explore beyond ourselves and is experienced quite often-involving art. Often used to describe the hidden world and beliefs of the artists who made them or majority of the time, the artworks...
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In this essay I will be discussing about the origins of typography. I will be mentioning key factors that played an important role throughout, and up until the 19th century. I will be mentioning Gutenberg, and how he influenced impact and improvement. I will also be mentioning factors such as: The printing press; Steam driven printing press; Illustrated and pictorial...
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Introduction The practice of organizing type in a way that makes it legible, readable, and aesthetically pleasing is known as typography. It has developed into a complicated discipline in the digital era, rooted in ancient civilizations that employed chisels and brushes to transmit messages. It establishes fonts, space, and layout guidelines and unifies form and function. Typography adds more to...
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Tombstones with mihrab designs from early Islamic times that survived the Hijra period had initially appeared in countries like Iran, Syria, and Egypt. These stone, marble, stucco, or faience plaques were looked upon as Mihrabs or simply as tombstones in certain regions. It is, indeed, difficult to distinguish them, unless an inscription clarifies their purpose beyond any doubt. Since tombstones...
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The term âexperimentâ can be defined as âan attempt at something new or different; an effort to be originalâ (The Free Dictionary), âthe process of testingâ (Merriam-Webster), âto test or to try a new way of doing somethingâ (Cambridge Dictionary), âinvolving a radically new and innovative styleâ (Lexico Dictionary). Those dictionary definitions certainly were thought and written for science experiments...
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Art enhances the human condition. What would our lives be without it? Music, paintings, sculptures, and poetry all make life worth living, but an often forgotten art form, architecture, is arguably the most important. According to the Environmental Protection Agency, the average American spends 87% of their life inside buildings. With so much time spent in and around structures it...
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In the construction of a visual, the text is often inseparable from the image, even if it is present in small quantities. For reasons of balance, as much as power of the image, you must spend as much time typography these words as crop and other filter effects selected. That's why I want to discuss 15 typography rules to know...
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The American Institute of Architecture Students (AIAS) is a student run architecture organization whose goal is to give leadership skills, additional architecture education, training, and to encourage the youth of the 21st century to pursue a career in architecture. The AIAS can be considered a discourse community based on John Swaleâs âThe Concept of a Discourse Communityâ. This community uses...
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