Since NFT artworks were briefly mentioned during one of our previous classes, I’ve decided to post something about a crypto artist, Michah Dowbak. Among other digital artists such as Trevor Jones and Norma Jara, Dowbak has seen great success and his sales have reached 7000 Ether ($14.8M). I really like Read more…
Artists and designers are getting creative with how to showcase their works or other peoples’ works. For example, a museum chose to measure exactly 6ft between each installation upon reopening, as a social awareness movement. The digital realm is getting increasingly popular for showcasing art and the COVID Art Museum Read more…
Ai Weiwei is a Chinese artist/activist that often addresses governmental policies and social issues. One collection I’ll share with you is his face masks, which have become a necessity in daily life. He sells these masks primarily through eBay and they each cost $50. The funds raised are for major Read more…
The Dada collages reminded me of the photographer, Erwin Wurm. His works are very nonsensical and they add some absurdity to them, which I think resemble the Dada movement. Wurm’s photographic sculptures are so inventive but some of them tend to be very simplistic in how they were created. His Read more…
I’m very interested in photography and I enjoy taking pictures, especially of landscapes and architecture, and editing them. So I’ve decided to introduce a photographer to the blog this week (although its not too related to design, I hope you’ll enjoy). Robert Adams is a black and white photographer who Read more…
Burton Morris is a pop artist and he mainly works with paint on canvas. Morris renders everyday objects through bold, black outlines and saturated colors. His designs are almost out of a comic book and his gallery is really cohesive and nice to look at. Although the background and the Read more…