DSGN 264-403 Fall 2021 Blog
Sky Hopinka is a Native American visual artist and filmmaker who explores what it means to be a visitor. In relation to his short film titled “Anti Objects,” he explains, “I guide a viewer through a space, not to teach them about what it is, but rather, to share with Read more…
I wanted to bring up artist Damien Hirst because he is the richest artist in the world with a net worth of over $300 million and has some high brow art that reminds me of DADA. Kind of like the readymades of Duchamp, Hirst takes things from nature and turns Read more…
Institutions are becoming more committed to distinguishing between Russian and Ukrainian culture, and the world of art is contributing to this ongoing push. The image above is located in the National Gallery in London. Originally titled “Russian Dancers,” the painting by Edgar Degas has been renamed to “Ukrainian Dancers.” While Read more…
HeavyPaint is a free digital painting app that mimics traditional painting techniques. Compared to other modern digital art applications with multiple levels of toolsets, HeavyPaint has only a color chooser and seven buttons representing a set of seven different brushes: two different fill gradients, a blender, and four uniquely textured Read more…
For those unfamiliar with the brand, the ordinary is a popular skincare line that uses simple designs for their packaging, and scientific chemical names for their products. This marketing strategy has worked immensely well for them. For most people, in most skincare, it is difficult to discern what is in Read more…
You may remember the significance of Gestalt Theory in a psychology class, but these principles are also important to designers. They help designers improve the aesthetic appeals, functionality, and user-friendliness of their works. There are 6 main principles: similarity continuation closure proximity figure/ground symmetry & order 1) SIMILARITY: It is Read more…
Alzheimer’s disease is a neurodegenerative disease characterized by tau pathology and amyloid-beta plaque deposits. It is a public health problem affecting more than 50 million people worldwide; with an increase in the elderly population and life expectancy, it is estimated that the prevalence of AD will triply by 2050. Unfortunately, Read more…
Recently art museums have gone broke because the pandemic has stopped in person viewing from occurring. Though going to museums has picked up, there is still a need for money to fund many of these places. A solution that some London based artists have designed is to make NFT’s out Read more…
Hayao Miyazaki is a famous Japanese animation filmmaker, and his work has introduced me personally to Japanese anime. He has major impacts not only on Japanese society and culture, but he brought Japanese anime to mainstream audiences in America. In particular, his 2001 film Spirited Away won the Academy Award Read more…
Artwork from Libya and across the Middle East was looted in the 1980’s causing an influx of stolen artwork across the world. I just learned about this recently because of 2 busts that were given back to the country of Libya that the Manhattan DA found to be stolen during Read more…