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Survey 9

Science and tools

With the new and improved invention of animation, the world of moving pictures was at peak take off. In 1833, the stroboscopic disc’s invention came to life, creating one of the critical components of animation history and the start of cinematography as we know and love today. Not until later, in 1928, would the one and only Walt Disney take inspiration from the animation masters, that being Émile Cohl and Eadweard Muybridge. Disney had already begun to draw out the first concept sketches of the infamous Mickey Mouse but truly made them shine when producing his first animation named Steamboat Willie.

Design

At the uprising of the new and fascinating invention, cinematography, commonly known as moving pictures, so was soviet artwork, more specifically the Stenberg Brothers. Vladimir and Georgii Stenberg worked together to design Russian film posters. You can see in the brother’s artwork the influence in Plakastil poster design mixed with photography. Their posters had many many visual elements and perspectives, causing you to sit and think, but don’t stare at them for too long as you might start to feel light-headed or dizzy. Most if not all of the brother’s poster designs included bold, eye-catching colours that can also be seen within Plakastil posters.

Written Citations

History of Animation. 8 Dec. 2020, en.wikipedia.org/wiki/History_of_animation.

“Mickey Mouse.” Wikipedia, Wikimedia Foundation, 6 Dec. 2020, en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Mickey_Mouse.

“Stenberg Brothers Movie Posters.” Movie Posters, www.cinematerial.com/artists/stenberg-brothers-i918.

Stenberg Brothers (Vladimir, 1899-1982; Georgi, 1900-1933) THE GHOST THAT ISN’T RETURNING. 5 Aug. 2015, thecharnelhouse.org/2015/08/05/the-stenberg-brothers-and-the-art-of-soviet-movie-posters/stenberg-brothers-vladimir-1899-1982-georgi-1900-1933-the-ghost-that-isnt-returning/.

Photography Reference

Films, Old Hollywood. “- Find & Share on GIPHY.” GIPHY, GIPHY, 15 July 2019, giphy.com/gifs/animation-walt-disney-mickey-mouse-l2JhL0Gpfbvs4Y07K.

“Poster, The Ghost That Isn’t Returning, 1929.” Cooper Hewitt, Smithsonian Design Museum, collection.cooperhewitt.org/objects/68724321/.

Typography Infographic

I decided to create an infographic focusing on the first focal figures of typographic history. The first step was to create a rough ‘mood-board,’ so I could generate ideas for my design and come up with a layout that pleased me. From the beginning, I knew that my focal point would be the first figures of design, focusing on the ones who designed their own fonts that would later gain high amounts of popularity.

Once I had come up with a colour pallet, a layout, and an overall theme, I created a rough draft, mainly to give me the chance to play with colour and mediums. Within this step of my process, I realized I wanted the aesthetic to portray the gritty feeling of an old, vintage piece of paper that one would want to hold on to because of its importance. As for the colour, Orange/ tan tend to create a feeling of age. Plus, I decided to use ink and stamps solely for writing out the information to add even more of an element of age. I was to give myself a grade, I would give myself a 7.5 out of 10 because I struggled to figure out what information to include and how much to write beside the portraits. If I had to change anything about my finished piece, it would definitely have to be the information layout. But overall, I enjoyed this project and found it very interesting.

References

Flask, Dominic. Type Classification : Design Is History, www.designishistory.com/1450/type-classification/.

Tracy. “A Brief History of Typography & Typefaces.” Ashworth Creative, 21 Dec. 2018, www.ashworthcreative.com/blog/2014/07/brief-typography-typefaces/.

“The History of Typography and Its Journey Through Art.” Widewalls, www.widewalls.ch/magazine/typography-history-art.

Lectures from 1 to 7

Historical Artifact

Chop Seals have always been very interesting to me. Although chops are commonly made out of wood or stone, I don’t know how to carve into either of them well enough, but potatoes on the other hand, that I do. I grew up making potato stamps with my mom, printing out our own homemade wrapping paper for Christmas, so when we were given this assignment, I knew what I was going to do immediately.

I decided to carve the Chinese symbol for the word snake into my chop, as my Chinese zodiac sign is the metal snake. Commonly designs carved into chops are transferred onto paper with red ink, I thought I would follow suit. Overall, I found this assignment to be very fun. Not only did I revisit a childhood tradition, but I also got to practice my photography skills. If I were to give myself a grade, I would give myself an 8 out of 10. I thought that the idea of taking an item that is full of history and trying to recreate it with a potato is clever. But I do believe that I could have done a cleaner job, the overall print didn’t come out the way I was expecting, but it’s a potato, of course it will add some flavor to my artwork.

Survey 6

Design

Art Nouveau was an art style known for its ornate and immense detail that came into 1890 to 1910 with a boom.  It’s uniqueness shocked and inspired many as it was quite a prominent mark in art history. Art Nouveau is known to draw from Celtic designs with its natural colour pallet and whiplash curves. In 1861 William Morris started the Arts and crafts movement, which some say kick-started the Art Nouveau movement. Both the Arts and crafts style and Art Nouveau movement show similar characteristics, which is why the two are often mistaken. The Art Nouveau movement produced not only posters, paintings, and illustrations but also stained glass, furniture, architecture, jewelry, and almost every art form. Although the movement was one of its kind, producing new and unique work, most of the Art Nouveau artists drew inspiration from the past, taking from the soft, delicate details from the renaissance period or the pools of swirls found within Van Gough’s pieces. The Art Nouveau period has and will continue to inspire artists worldwide.

Fashion

Art Nouveau influence many art forms, including fashion. Clothing designers have been inspired by the Art Nouveau for a century, either within their prints, colours, or drapery. At the end of the Art Nouveau moment, females fashion was at a time of change as the flappers would soon be born. Towards the end of the movement, women started to care less about their figure and started to wear boxed shaped dresses and focused more on draping than accentuating their bodies. With that being said, during the peak of the Art Nouveau movement, women’s fashion was still highly directed towards their figure, focusing on their waist, hips, and bust. As most if not all of Art Nouveau’s posters and artwork focus on a young woman, the artist would almost always portray her as a young, white, innocent woman, as that was more pleasing towards society. This is sadly still seen by society today.

Written Citatons

Art Nouveau. www.britannica.com/art/Art-Nouveau.

Jacopo Giola – Copyright Senses Art Nouveau Sprl. “Short History OfArt Nouveau.” senses. Accessed November 4, 2020. https://senses-artnouveau.com/art_nouveau.php?page=2.

“1899-1914 Art Nouveau.” Silhouettes Costumes, silhouettescostumes.com/the-eras-we-build/1899-1914-art-nouveau/.

Image Reference

“Feather & Cowslip: Art Nouveau Mucha, Art Nouveau Illustration, Art Nouveau Poster.” Pinterest, 8 May 2020, www.pinterest.ca/pin/434456695306180305/.

“Moet & Chandon: Arte, Dioses, Lindo.” Pinterest, 27 July 2020, www.pinterest.ca/pin/285767538825239885/.

Australia, National Gallery Of. Art Nouveau, nga.gov.au/artnouveau/.