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As the California Gold Rush sent millions running to the hills, the Great Exhibition of 1851 brought millions flocking to London’s new Crystal Palace to see the wonders of the world.
As the power of church and state declined, European unrest and revolution inspired romance and heroism in art and literature.
Survey 1: handprints and handwriting
Man’s evolution from cave paintings, to hieroglyphs and alphabets.
Welcome to a 15-week exploration of the world of visual communication!
We all see the world differently. How do you see the world?
The header image on this site is taken from Grayson Perry’s The Vanity of Small Differences. Grayson Perry comments: “The tapestries tell the story of class mobility, for I think nothing has as strong an influence on our aesthetic taste… Continue Reading →
This course examines the evolution of visual communication from paleolithic cave paintings to the mid-20th century through an integration of history, theory and practice. The course covers the origins of written communication and its subsequent role in the development of… Continue Reading →
