Lisa Yuskavage is a contemporary painter that is still alive in the present day (2018). She was born in Philadelphia in 1962 and studied at the Yale University School of Art, where she received her MFA in 1986. Yuskavage has… Continue Reading →

Lecture Summary Oh boy what a time for Graphic Design. The Bauhaus School was founded in Weimar Germany, with Walter Gropius as it’s director. Gropius envisioned combining all art forms into one school. The students who would study in the… Continue Reading →

  Barnett Newman (1905-1970) was a American artist associated with the Abstract Expressionism movement. Being one of the big figures in the movement, Barnett is well known for his “Colour Field” type paintings, where flat and solid colours would be… Continue Reading →

Lecture Summary This time around, we are introduced to some aspects of World War I ,and how propaganda played a important role in the war. Obviously, no one wants to fight. But because of the assassination of Archduke Franz Ferdinand… Continue Reading →

Juan Gris (1887-1927) was a Spanish painter involved in the Cubism movement.  Being friends with Henri Matisse and Pablo Picasso, their works would inspire Juan Gris in the coming future. Gris would submit darkly humorous and satirical illustrations to magazines… Continue Reading →

Lecture Summary: Today’s lecture went more in depth towards advertisement and early 20th century design. During this time, typography and graphics were being implemented in very interesting ways. Some examples were removing certain parts of graphics to create a more… Continue Reading →