International Style is an architectural style that flourished in Europe and the United States in the 1920s and 1930s. It became the dominant style in the Western architecture during the mid 20th century. The common traits of the International Style buildings are the rectilinear framework, light and firm plane surfaces that were entirely void of ornamentation and decoration. Additionally, there… Read more →
Category: History of Design – G1
HyperEssay: Yayoi Kusama—Aftermath of Obliteration of Eternity
Japanese artist, Yayoi Kusama is one of the most well-known artists in the world. Her artworks are easily identifiable with the repetitive dots and nets. This visual consistency that the artist possessed was said to be attributed to her motivation behind the creation of her work because she is able to assert complete creative control over her obsessions. In addition… Read more →
Manifesto
The way I created my manifesto is largely based on the idea of creating the art that you yourself like to see. I referenced this article on 5 ways to write your own artistic manifesto for productive results to work on my own manifesto. My thought process is mostly about how I would go about making art and why do… Read more →
Creative Response – Art Nouveau
‘Of wildflowers and pigeons’ This design is inspired by the wildflowers and pigeons that we commonly see along the streets of Singapore. They are so common that I think Singaporeans do not take particular notice of them so I wanted to create an aesthetic pattern inspired by the art nouveau style to bring out the beauty of these common subjects.… Read more →
Creative Response – Bauhaus
‘Homes within home’ This composition that I have created was inspired by the flats you see around Singapore. The semicircles at the top and bottom join together to form a circle while I made use of squares and triangles to form the flats. I realised that the hierarchy of the shapes in the art pieces of the bauhaus movement is… Read more →