Project Specs for your Essay
1. ARTS & CRAFTS MOVEMENT
2. ART NOUVEAU
3. PLAKATSTIL
For each style:
• Time period
• Visual hallmarks of the style
• Does this style have other names depending on the country it was in?
• What historical or social context influenced the style?
• Does this style have a philosophy? Was it a reaction against something?
For these key players: William Morris, Elbert Hubbard, Alphonse Mucha, Lucian Bernhard
• print a photo and make a paper doll of this person
• in the body area include a famous design of his that represents the style he is known for
• at the bottom on the front put his name
• on the back of the paper doll or on a sheet of paper write the person's name, the style he is associated with, country of origin and country he worked in (if different), what he is known for, and anything else you deem important.
We need to understand these terms also:
• Ukiyo-e
• Vienna Secession and the magazine Ver Sacrum
• Roycroft Press
Will someone make a list of cultural and scientific milestones from 1900 to 1910
4. DADA
5. CONSTRUCTIVISM
6. ART DECO
For each style:
• Time period
• Visual hallmarks of the style
• Does this style have other names depending on the country it was in?
• What historical or social context influenced the style?
• Does this style have a philosophy? Was it a reaction against something?
Cubism: can someone do a better job than I did on Monday and explain Cubism and which of the graphic design movements it influenced. Show a few examples of Cubism also.
PEOPLE
For each person below include a headshot or photo, the style he/she is associated with, what he/she is known for, and anything else you deem important.
For Dada:
Marcel Duchamp (conceptual art)
Tristan Tzara (typography) — use the press-on letters and any print out you like to create a small Dada-ist poster focusing on type. Describe Tzara either in the poster or outside the border of the poster.
Hannah Hoch (collage) — glue down the print out of her famous collage "Cut with a Kitchen Knife . . ." and draw lines from some of he imagery and explain what the images represent. Also, give us a short bio on Hoch and include her photo.
For Constructivism
Alexander Rodchenko — use red and black paper and a black & white photo of him to explain his work and life however you like.
Lilya Brik — use the photo I have provided of Lilya Brik to have her "explain" constructivism (see questions above). Also, tell us why she is important.
El Lissitzky — use some work of his to help explain who he was
For Art Deco
A.M. Cassandre — along with his photo and bio please include an example of his work and of his typography
Will someone make a list of cultural and scientific milestones from 1910 to 1939
1. ARTS & CRAFTS MOVEMENT
2. ART NOUVEAU
3. PLAKATSTIL
For each style:
• Time period
• Visual hallmarks of the style
• Does this style have other names depending on the country it was in?
• What historical or social context influenced the style?
• Does this style have a philosophy? Was it a reaction against something?
For these key players: William Morris, Elbert Hubbard, Alphonse Mucha, Lucian Bernhard
• print a photo and make a paper doll of this person
• in the body area include a famous design of his that represents the style he is known for
• at the bottom on the front put his name
• on the back of the paper doll or on a sheet of paper write the person's name, the style he is associated with, country of origin and country he worked in (if different), what he is known for, and anything else you deem important.
We need to understand these terms also:
• Ukiyo-e
• Vienna Secession and the magazine Ver Sacrum
• Roycroft Press
Will someone make a list of cultural and scientific milestones from 1900 to 1910
4. DADA
5. CONSTRUCTIVISM
6. ART DECO
For each style:
• Time period
• Visual hallmarks of the style
• Does this style have other names depending on the country it was in?
• What historical or social context influenced the style?
• Does this style have a philosophy? Was it a reaction against something?
Cubism: can someone do a better job than I did on Monday and explain Cubism and which of the graphic design movements it influenced. Show a few examples of Cubism also.
PEOPLE
For each person below include a headshot or photo, the style he/she is associated with, what he/she is known for, and anything else you deem important.
For Dada:
Marcel Duchamp (conceptual art)
Tristan Tzara (typography) — use the press-on letters and any print out you like to create a small Dada-ist poster focusing on type. Describe Tzara either in the poster or outside the border of the poster.
Hannah Hoch (collage) — glue down the print out of her famous collage "Cut with a Kitchen Knife . . ." and draw lines from some of he imagery and explain what the images represent. Also, give us a short bio on Hoch and include her photo.
For Constructivism
Alexander Rodchenko — use red and black paper and a black & white photo of him to explain his work and life however you like.
Lilya Brik — use the photo I have provided of Lilya Brik to have her "explain" constructivism (see questions above). Also, tell us why she is important.
El Lissitzky — use some work of his to help explain who he was
For Art Deco
A.M. Cassandre — along with his photo and bio please include an example of his work and of his typography
Will someone make a list of cultural and scientific milestones from 1910 to 1939