DSGN 264-403 Fall 2021 Blog
Have you ever looked at food on a commercial and wondered why your food never looks as good as on TV? Well, what you’re missing is a food stylist! Food styling has been something I’ve been interested in for a long time because it combined two things I loved – Read more…
In this work, Salcedo looks to explore ideas of remembering and forgetting. She created an installation where on slabs of stone the names of 300 refugees that lost their lives on passage to Europe have been written. Instead of etching their names into the stone, we see that their names Read more…
Although we passed the Dada animation assignment, I just wanted to share a painter that I think has some interesting surrealist art: Vladimir Kush. He specifically calls his art “metaphorical realism.” In his own words he states that “To reflect the world in the mirror of the metaphor – this is Read more…
Fore-edge painting is the art of painting scenes on the edges of books, and dates back over 1000 years. Legend has it, disappearing fore-edge paintings (where the scene is painted on fanned out pages, then hidden by gilding the sides of the book when the pages are closed) originated when Read more…
As we are drafting our final proposals for the Intervention in Public Space, I was thinking about the impact that art had on society. How do we even measure the impact? On the surface level, art serves to question, makes us think, communicate ideas, and enact change. But how do Read more…
Vickie Vainionpää is a Canadian artist who bridges the world of digital processing and traditional painting. In her recent series of tubular forms called “Soft Body Dynamics” Vainionpää uses 3D software to randomly generate different spline formations and uses different methods like Google AI to choose color palettes before translating Read more…
Virgil Abloh, a visionary in fashion and arts, passed away on November 28th, 2021. He faced a private battle with cancer since 2019. To celebrate his life, I will talk about how he shaped the fashion industry and creativity. To begin with, Abloh served as the artistic director for Louis Read more…
When people talk about design and technology I often think of the relationship as a way to promote creativity. Technology has allowed artists to create new forms of art, more art and spread their impact. However, technology has its limitations and with the booming success of TikTok, it’s clear to Read more…
This painting by Rene Magritte from 1929 is interesting and is an iconic Surrealist piece of work that creates a three-way paradox. In the image, Magritte has painted a pipe followed by the words “Ceci n’est pas une pipe” which means “This is not a pipe” in French. That is Read more…
Although we have learned of many artists/designers using new technology to create art, some artists are taking a step back on the timeline and putting a twist on old technology. Eric Dyer being one of them. He is taking a trip back to the 1800s with the zoetrope. As Wikipedia Read more…