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Anti-Design - Influences and Characteristics

OVERVIEW In this blog post, I am going to describe the influences and characteristics of the Anti-design movement. Anti-Design originated from Italy and reigned from 1966 until 1980 before losing its popularity. The works of Anti-design are synonymous with unusually unexpected forms and shockingly vibrant colours. It was a reaction against the aesthetics of modernism. that was pursued by many avant-garde designers of that time who embraced consumerism, mass production, style and sales. Anti-designers only sought to harness the potential of design to create living interiors that were unique and functional. Those who rejected the Anti-Design movement believed that products should be disposable and replaceable, which was a clever way to boost consumerism. On the other hand, the anti-designers’ message was the complete opposite, wanting the people to think about the products that they bought, even if they were disposable (Oxfordreference.com, 2017). Anti-design, unlike Mo...

The Art of Impressionism

“Impressionism is only direct sensation. All great painters were less or more impressionists. It is mainly a question of instinct." Claude Monet Impressionism was developed by Claude Monet (1840-1926) and other Paris-based artists from the early 1860s. (Though the process of painting on the spot can be said to have been pioneered in Britain by John Constablein around 1813–17 through his desire to paint nature in a realistic way). Other core artists of impressionism were Camille Pissarro, Berthe Morisot and Pierre-Auguste Renoir, with Edgar Degas and Edouard Manet also often associated with the movement. A Photograph of Claude Monet A photographic portrait of Auguste Renoir Impressionism can be considered as the first movement in painting to be distinguished as 'modern'. The movement eventually matured in Paris during the 1860s, eventually spreading throughout the majority of Europe as well as the United States. At that time, artists who were rejecti...

Organic Design - Influences and Characteristics

Overview In this blog essay, I will discuss the influences and characteristics of Organic design. As soon as the world entered the third decade of the 20th century, a new visual language in architecture and design emerged in the wake of Modernism. With ideals completely different from the Modern Movement, a drastic change was immedietly ushered. Charles Rennie Macintosh was the first designer to pioneer the movement, and his ideals then influenced Frank Lloyd Wright. (Museiitaliani.org, 2017). Organic design is instantly destinguished by the characteristic flowing curves and smooth edges of the forms that compose the structure or sculpture. "A philosophy of architectural design, emerging in the early 20th cent., asserting that in structure and appearance a building should be based on organic forms and should harmonize with its natural environment." - The definition of organic architecture, from the Dictionary of Architecture and Construction, edited by...

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