Project Part 1: Research and Reference

Art Movement - Bauhaus

It was actually called Staatliches Bauhaus but commonly known as Bauhaus was a school in Germany. Bauhaus school is a school that combined crafts and fine arts together which was founded by Walter Gropius, who was an architect.

The school previously existed in Weimar from 1919 to 1925, Dessau from 1925 to 1932 and Berlin from 1932 to 1933 before if was forced to close Nazis. Three of the Bauhaus director, Walter Gropius, Hannes Meyer and Ludwig Mies van der Rohe was the one that closely associated with Bauhaus design.

Bauhaus design mostly base on modernism and ultimate creativity was buildings.

Bauhaus building in Dessau

Bauhaus in Dessau

Main Building in Bauhaus, University Weimar (1904-1911)

Max Bill

Max Bill was  a Swiss architect, artist, painter, typeface designer, industrial designer and graphic designer.  Born on 1908 and died on 1994. He studied Bauhaus in Dessau from 1927 until 1929. 

In 1937, he was the prime man behind the Allianz group of Swiss artist and became a professor in the school of arts in Zurich. Also in 1953, he and Max and few more friends founded the Ulm School of Design, in Ulm, Germany.  

He also once became the member of the Swiss National Council, Royal Flemish Academy of Science, Literature and Fine Arts in Brusells and member of Berlin Academy of Arts. He was also professor at the Staatliche Hochschule für Bildende Künste Hamburg and chair of Environmental Design.

Fifteen Variation in a Single Theme (1938)

Other variation

Verdichtung zu caput mortuum (1972)

(distillation to caput mortuum)

Serigrafia (1979)

Aus Portfolio Kinderstern (1989)

Variation 1958

Different Variation

Sas Semakgrantishe (1968)

Elements of Design

Lines: Normally the lines are same size to show equality
Colours: Very good use of colours to catch viewers attention and to create  perception, space and distance.
Values: using bright colourful colour and gradually reduce to lighter colour.
Texture: no special texture intended because it was meant as a flat piece of art and also it has use contrasting colour to show space, distance and style.
Shape: Only use basic shapes such as triangle, square, rectangle and circle.
Proportion: it was quite clear that every shapes have well balance proportion to create perception, repetition and unity.
Eyes movement: Normally from middle and move on to the outer side or vice versa.

Principles of Design

Balance: well balance and well spread to show equality among all
Proximity: All the shapes all closely put together to show unity and distance.
Repetition: a lot repetition to create well balance, perception and finished work.
Unity and Variety: Variety in colour and sometimes variety in shapes. Repetition of same shape create unity.
Harmony: Clever use of colour, contrast and tone show harmony in viewers eye.

Theme: Technology and Society Series

Reference:

http://www.lorenzelliarte.com/index.html?pg=2&lang=en&id=38&pos=8&step=12

http://www.sammlung.daimler.com/sculpt/stuttgart/ut_bill_museum_e.htm

http://www.max-bill.com/

Conceptual or Perceptual?

I learned something from the last class that I want to post here for record.

In that last class I learned Conceptual or Perceptual which is in my opinion, very basic stuff and which is also  what we commonly see in typical arts or picture.

The arts that use Conceptual theory need us to think and interpret the message which the artist trying to deliver to the viewer. Conceptual theory that artist use in the arts also can be very subjective because different viewer have their own way of interpreting the arts.

For those arts that use Perceptual theory, we can immediately recognize it because it amaze us through their unique arts which can appear to be magic in viewers eyes. Normally Perceptual arts are very stimulating to our sensory such as 3D image or moving pictures.

 

 The infamous Perceptual arts 

 

3D Paint on street that applying the theory of Perceptual

Perceptual arts shoes

 

Conceptual: What are your interpretation?

How about this?

And this?

 So do you know how to differentiate Conceptual and Perceptual now? 


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Official Opening!

So this is the first post after this blog was born!

The history behind the birth of this blog was actually because of designs or arts. I'm taking this Intro to Design that requires me to create a blog. However, I believe the main purpose of this blog was born was because that our lecturer wanted to keep track of our work and also for us to write any comment and opinion or maybe inspiration that might come along the course. Therefore, this blog will be the medium for me to post my work and to share to all my viewers!

So now move on to the introduction of the author which is me!

I'm a student studying Degree in Psychology and this subject is one of the elective subject in this first year, third sem. I join this subject because I heard this subject was easy and also partly because of designing stuff and some arts which might help in my new hobby which is photography.

I took Degree in Psychology was because I wanted to know more about human. I'm interested to know why humans behave in certain way so that I can help the people "understanding people empowering lives" which is also the motto of our faculty.

For the reason I took this Intro to Design, please refer above!

That's it! Keep coming back as I will post my work and updates of this subject along the sem! Thanks for visiting! =D