Everything man made, whether or not industrial processes are employed, it must have first been designed.
Everything man made, whether or not industrial processes are employed, it must have first been designed. Even if it only exists in the mind of the maker, it is a design. To qualify as a 'design' an object must, be useful in a practical sense in addition to having artistic or symbolic qualities, and also it must be functional and have good aesthetics. Design includes the whole spectrum of subjects like; aesthetics, semiotics, color theory in order to create an effective communication tool. A designed object shouldn't only fulfill technical and material function, but also the medium of communication, 'methods from psychology, semantics, and other area of communication science need to be employed in order to investigate and describe the symbolic character of a designed object' (A concise history). For example a chair is not merely a chair that functions as a sitting agent, it can also speak a distinct and universally understood language. The two design disciplines industrial, and graphic design are concerned with three basic functions; first, its practical, technical function, second; it's aesthetic function and, thirdly; its symbolic function. However throughout the centuries form and function have been subjected to numerous constraints and influences such as economics, politics, law, environment, society and one such element in particular is that of ornamentation.
Vivienne Westwood was the Queen of Punk Rock and her fashions have scandalized and fascinated the world since the Sixties.
Vivienne Westwood was the Queen of Punk Rock and her fashions have scandalized and fascinated the world since the Sixties. Parading models bare-breasted down the catwalks of Paris, posing pantiless outside Buckingham Palace-she has an insatiable appetite for anarchic outrageousness. She has never lost her power to shock, and her continued innovations make her one of the most talked about fashion designers in the world. But little is know about this essentially private woman . Leather bondage gear, latex lounge dresses, flesh-coloured body suits, slashed t-shirts, mink G-strings, fake fur knickers, satin codpieces, bustles. These are the staples of a die-hard Vivienne Westwood wardrobe. The biographical details of Britain's leading fashion iconoclast read like a history of late twentieth century counter-culture. Ever since she joined forces with Malcom McLaren in 1971 (a collaboration that lasted 13 years), Vivienne Westwood has been firmly ensconced in the cultural avant-garde. Her S & M- flavoured clothing, Zoot suits, and slogan t-shirts and ripped-up pirate wear defined the look of two major movements in the 70s and early 80s: punk rock and the New Romantics. Vivienne Westwood began showing in Paris in 1982, the first British designer to do so since Mary Quant. The "Buffalo Collection" which featured industrial-strength bras atop sweaters, ample skirts and tattered
Aboriginal Art essay
Discuss the work of one Aboriginal artist working in a contemporary urban context. Caroline Presbury 'nothing is nothing' by alan powell You knew it was there Not a sound or a sight or anything you could point to Still, you could name it You stepped around it and lay under it It came closer and you watched it pass You told me to wait and let it speak for itself But I never heard it I whispered your words and stood still, straining for anything Then you laughed and I lost it You walked further through it and picked it up You ran it through your fingers and brushed it off you The wind snatched it from you, taking you with it And I followed still You said there were traces here, and I stopped Then there was something I looked at you and your eyes told me I was right Nothing is nothing In February 1999 Clifford Possum was flown to Sydney to identify some paintings exhibited under his name. By this time he was 66 years of age and universally recognized as the most famous living Aboriginal painter and one of the Modern Aboriginal Masters. Clifford Possum Tjapaltjarri was born in 1932 on Napperby Station. He worked as a stockman on the cattle stations in and around his traditional country and over time, through travel and story-telling he developed a vast knowledge of the Dreaming Trails of the land north of the western McDonnell Ranges. It is this priceless
Describe in detail one of the many stands of post-modern thinking.
Pre-sessional English Language Course Group 5 I - Chun Chen Cultural Background Studies: Postmodernism Essay Title Describe in detail one of the many stands of post-modern thinking that you have explored and show how it affects, or is inherent in, as aspect of your own field of study, or an aspect of your own country and culture. It is said that now we human beings are living in a post-modern era, an era which we are what we buy. According to sociologist Zygmunt Bauman, 'for most members of contemporary society, individual freedom, if it is available, comes in the form of consumer freedom, with all of its agreeable and less palatable attributes.' (Stuart Sim, 2001, p64) In order to explore this post-modern thinking more deeply, the cultural artefact of cosmetic surgery is chosen, and analysed in relation to consumer culture and contemporary social identity. Generally speaking, unlike plastic surgery that aims to recover the serious injury, such as burn damages, and natural defects, such as harelip; cosmetic surgery is a procedure that is done purely to enhance the appearance of body parts; examples include procedures, operations such as face-lifts, nose reshaping, skin resurfacing, breast augmentation, and fat suction procedures, which are done only for appearance. The history of the cosmetic surgery could start from the ancient Egyptians, who used make up very
What are the main issues raised by Kassovitz(TM)s film La Haine? Show how they assist our understanding of term culture.
Gerardo Sotelo Martinez (w11341765) 14/01/2008 Photography and visual culture (2PHO433.1): What are the main issues raised by Kassovitz's film La Haine? Show how they assist our understanding of term "culture". When the Mathiew Kassovitz's film La Haine (Hate) was released in 1995, the suburbs of the main cities in France were involved in a situation of social exclusion and violence. That problem was, and remains, one of the greatest political problems of modern days in France. The film suggests that this problem is exacerbated by police behaviour over racial minorities, provoking violent reactions by the young suburban inhabitants. The police brutality and provocation issues are showed in graphic scenes proposing a strong anti-police message that creates an impression of confinement and intolerance, with angry young men having no job, no money, no prospects and no chance in their lives, co-habiting in the cramped and poorly maintained accommodation. This environment shows the sub-culture world of youth suburban minorities confronting the French authority as a way of living, or the will to survive the mainstream French culture and society. The film reflects the impossibility of developing, and maintains, a personal or a collective identity. In this essay I will analyze the main issues related with social exclusion and identity in the film La Haine, and how
A comparison of the baroque and modern flutes.
a comparison of the baroque and modern flutes A comparative study of the use of the barqoue and modern flute in composition, with specific reference to ¡V Sonata IV for flute and continuo by J.S Bach, and Sonata for flute and piano by Hindemith The baroque, or transverse flute is of great interest to me, mainly because of my own flute playing experience. Since listening to a concert which included both a modern orchestra and a baroque orchestra playing together in a specially written composition, and separately, I have considered the baroque flute a much softer and more beautiful instrument, in construction and sound. It is because of this interest that I have decided to carry out my investigation upon the difference between the two flutes, particularly in composition. Firstly, I plan to study the development of the baroque flute, as it is my main focus for this project, and what its capabilities were for composition. Then I will compare the flutes, using the pieces I have chosen, one written for a baroque flute, and one for a modern flute. From this investigation, I hope to be able to draw some conclusions about the better of the two flutes. At the moment I prefer the baroque flute to the modern flute, and I would like to prove that it is indeed the better flute. History of the baroque flute The earliest record of a flute is in a ninth century BC Chinese poem ¡¥Shih
The Transmission of Knowledge
Sana Merchant February 9, 2005 Imitation: Alberti and Petrarch Different Styles of Imitation In The Transmission of Knowledge by Juan Luis Vives, Vives describes his idea of proper imitation. His basic theory is that people are not innately born with skills of art or rhetoric and therefore, these skills are obtained through the imitation of other skilled artists or rhetoricians. This idea is parallel to those of Petrarch and Alberti. Petrarch and Vives both say that proper imitation should be analogous to the way a son resembles his father. Vives says "A son is said to be like his father, not so much in that he recalls his features, his face and form, but because shows to us his father's manners, his disposition, his talk, his gait, his movements, and as it were his very life, which issues forth in his actions as he goes abroad, from the inner seat of the spirit, and shows his real self to us." (190) Petrarch says, similarly, "As soon as we see the son, he recalls the father to us, although if we should measure every feature we should find them all different."(199) The father to son resemblance is the basis of imitation to both these authors. They both believe that a good writer should use imitation in a way where what they imitate resembles the original, but does it not duplicate it. For Petrarch and Vives, this can be achieved by properly integrating reading with
Discuss the use of the Uncanny by artists or designers in their work.
Discuss the use of the Uncanny by artists or designers in their work. The uncanny is "...that species of the frightening that goes back to what was once well known and had long been familiar." (Freud, S. 124) In order to discuss the uncanny within the realm of Art, it is necessary to understand what the uncanny is. The uncanny has been a topic of interest since the 19th Century, therefore establishing the people behind the theory entails the analysis of Freud and Jentsch with particular reference to E.T.A. Hoffmann's 'The Sand-Man'. This is where the use of the word in this context originated from. This understanding can then be applied to artists or designers that used this in their work and for what reasons they did so. Sigmund Freud in 1919 wrote his essay 'The Uncanny', with the intention of discovering why a feeling of the uncanny can occur in some instances and not others. He felt that the uncanny was the feeling of what once had been repressed and then remembered in a new surrounding and so giving the familiar a sense of the unfamiliar. However the topic of the uncanny was first approached by Ernst Jentsch in 1906 with his essay 'On the Psychology of the Uncanny'. This was due to E.T.A Hoffmann's 'The Sand-Man', written in 1819 in German and is part of a series of short stories entitled 'The Night Pieces'. This would be classified as German Romantic literature. The
In Latin and other languages, "Fluxus" literally means "flow" and "change."
In Latin and other languages, "Fluxus" literally means "flow" and "change." Similarly, the related English word "flux" is used variously to mean "a state of continuous change","a fusion." Fluxus ideas were prevalent well before the 1960's, growing with the idea of intermedia, but first summarised, exemplified and presented in a festival jointly organised by the German, Joseph Beuys, and Lithuanian-born architect and designer, George Maciunas. It was Maciunas' desire to show the work of a specific group of people, sharing the same thoughts on art at the time and it was he who coined the name Fluxus. The Fluxus performance festival held at the Düsseldorf Art Academy on 2-3 February 1962 was a significant historical marker in the early development of the Fluxus group. Numerous Fluxus and Fluxus-type festivals and activities continued to be presented in Europe throughout the 1960's after which the focus shifted to New York. Fluxus has been described as "the most radical and experimental art movement of the sixties." Fluxus differs from most art in being purely conceptual. Characterized by a strongly Dadaist attitude, Fluxus promoted artistic experimentation mixed with social and political activism, an often celebrated anarchistic change. Although Germany was its principal location, Fluxus was an international avant-garde movement, active in major Dutch, English, French,
Shahrzad: An Accidental Surrealist?
Shahrzad: An Accidental Surrealist? . Introduction The Persian legacy has been immortalized by its literature, poetry, and songs. Persian poets such as Omar Khayam and Jalal ul-Din Rumi have been translated into hundreds of languages around the world. Subsequently the late 19th and primarily the 20th century saw a rise of women littérateurs and poets. Famous personalities such as Qurrat'ul-Ayn Tahirih, Forugh Farrokhzad, and Simin Daneshvar have caught the attention of readers worldwide.1 Their contribution to Persian literature has received consideration from literary critics within and without Iran. The beloved pastime of Persians, poetry, has transformation and development throughout the centuries. Women writers who have received acclaim have predominately emerged from either elite social circles or the educated class. In the annals of women's literature rests the forgotten works of a fading personality. Her name was Kubra Saidi, most commonly remembered, Shahrzad. Shahrzad was an actress and dancer during the Pahlavi years of Iran, but also a poet. More likely than not, she would have been forgotten was it not for the recent work and translations done by Kamran Talattof (Near Eastern Studies, University of Arizona). Talattof suggests that her background as an erotic dancer and her scandalous roles in lower grade movies have prevented her from being