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Back Cover Rationale

For my back cover I illustrated an old Gutenberg printing press printing out the Daily Herald poster by Edward Kauffer. My idea was to have the printing press represent the beginning of our learnings and have it printing out a… Continue Reading →

Colour Spread Rationale, Week 9

I was assigned to do a spread on colour for survey 9: Colour and cool font. I specifically chose to discuss the Bauhaus School of art in my spread as their work with colour was quite revolutionary for the time…. Continue Reading →

Women in Art

Frida Kahlo Frida Kahlo is a famous Mexican painter, born July 6, 1907. Frida is often referred to as a surrealist and was known for her paintings of self portraits. She dealt with themes like self-identity, body image and death…. Continue Reading →

Abstract Expressionism and Pop Art

Robert Motherwell Robert Motherwell was an American abstract expressionist painter, who was one the first artist to have properties in his work that were accidental. Robert at only eleven years old received a scholarship to study art but actually preferred… Continue Reading →

Cubism, Dadaism, and Surrealism

Fernand Leger Fernand Leger was a French painter born in 1881, who is considered to be a Cubist, though more specifically his art is described as “machine art”. This style used bold colours to model mechanistic forms. He started off… Continue Reading →

Expressionism, Fauvism, amd Early 20th Century

Emil Nolde Emil Nolde was a German expressionist painter, born in 1867. He was famous for making violent religious works, and foreboding landscapes. He started off as a woodcutter but later formally studied art in Paris where he was invited… Continue Reading →

Survey #8 :Charlestons And Communists

Rebelling Through Typography During the 1920’s people were still fresh from the suffering and loss from the war, this lead to a new art movement starting to emerge called the Dada Movement. This movement was all about anti-establishment, a sort… Continue Reading →

Design Spread Rationale, Week Six

I got assigned to make a spread on design for week six. I chose to do my spread on the the Glasgow style of design that originated out of Scotland in the mid 1890’s. This style was all about elongated… Continue Reading →

Survey #5: Painters and Posters

The many talents of William Morris William Morris, born March 24th, 1834 in London England had many different artistic endeavors throughout his life.  He dabbled in many things and by the end of his life he was largely responsible for… Continue Reading →

Week #8, Infographic Poster

My project topic was tools and technology during the Baroque period. I chose to do my infographic poster on the Gutenberg printing press. There’s a brief description on the top page of the poster and an illustration to show the… Continue Reading →

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