Author Caroline Zhang
The development of efficient and cheap ways of colour printing in the 1860s was important for both sides of the first World War as governments took to posters to request for aid. The mass production of posters was the most… Continue Reading →
Originating from Italy in the 1900s, Filippo Tommaso Marinetti founded Futurism, a movement which sought to destroy the past in art and society. During the life of the Futurists, they managed to spread their influence well past the scope of… Continue Reading →
Many historical pieces of Chinese art feature rectangular bright red emblems in place of a signature. These emblems, or seals, originate around the Shang dynasty (1600-1046 BC) and can be carved from a variety of materials. Although being disruptive to… Continue Reading →
Total time spent: around 7 hours When deciding on what artifact to showcase in my museum exhibit, I knew that I was not too interested in focusing on a historical one. That led me to look for another kind of… Continue Reading →
Language as we know it was developed out of a need to communicate with one another in the ever growing ancient human civilizations. In this time of rudimentary education in the Western world, pictographs which used symbols to convey their… Continue Reading →
Our first actual drawing assignment of the program is a yearbook spread! I was super excited for this prompt as it is a very fun way to learn and express facts about everyone. I also never got around to drawing… Continue Reading →