1. The Art and Craft Movement.
The Art and Craft movement was both innovative and reactionary. It may be seen of one of the reoccurring attempts to take a an analytical ‘step back’, before moving forward, providing a solid foundation for the further development of design in arts, crafts and architecture..
a. What was the motivation behind this movement?
The movement was for the common person and craftsmen and it believed that in order to have a good design, there need to be a good society. The craftsman could use their skills to create beautiful work which would result in them being more profitable and even gain pride with their job. Their work was at first intended to be for people who wanted something affordable but beautiful.
b. Where did it originate?
The Art and Craft movement started in the British Isles in 1880 and then spread throughout Europe, North America and Japan till 1920s.
c. its main artists
William Morris
John Ruskin
Walter Crane
Alphonse Mucha,
Aubrey Beardsley,
Gustav Klimt
Louis Comfort Tiffany.
d. Why was it important to modern design?
This movement helped rethink what art is for. Affordable, beautiful, good quality items should be owned by everyone in society. Now items which were plain; without much design, were reformed into interesting designs. This helped shaped the design of modern items.
Examples of Art and Craft Movement designs
The Art and Craft movement was both innovative and reactionary. It may be seen of one of the reoccurring attempts to take a an analytical ‘step back’, before moving forward, providing a solid foundation for the further development of design in arts, crafts and architecture..
a. What was the motivation behind this movement?
The movement was for the common person and craftsmen and it believed that in order to have a good design, there need to be a good society. The craftsman could use their skills to create beautiful work which would result in them being more profitable and even gain pride with their job. Their work was at first intended to be for people who wanted something affordable but beautiful.
b. Where did it originate?
The Art and Craft movement started in the British Isles in 1880 and then spread throughout Europe, North America and Japan till 1920s.
c. its main artists
William Morris
John Ruskin
Walter Crane
Alphonse Mucha,
Aubrey Beardsley,
Gustav Klimt
Louis Comfort Tiffany.
d. Why was it important to modern design?
This movement helped rethink what art is for. Affordable, beautiful, good quality items should be owned by everyone in society. Now items which were plain; without much design, were reformed into interesting designs. This helped shaped the design of modern items.
Examples of Art and Craft Movement designs
2. Ukiyo-e and Art Noveau.
The Japanese “Floating World “ posters , prints and paintings revolutionized Western design in the late 19th century. Research Ukiyo-e and Art Noveau separately.
a. Show iconic examples of Ukiyo-e .
Ukiyo-e, which means “pictures of the floating world”, was a common method for woodblock printing from the 17th century to the 19th century in Japan. Woodblock printing was done mainly for text, but as colour was introduced, designers began to experiment with making images and printing them on paper and silk.
The Japanese “Floating World “ posters , prints and paintings revolutionized Western design in the late 19th century. Research Ukiyo-e and Art Noveau separately.
a. Show iconic examples of Ukiyo-e .
Ukiyo-e, which means “pictures of the floating world”, was a common method for woodblock printing from the 17th century to the 19th century in Japan. Woodblock printing was done mainly for text, but as colour was introduced, designers began to experiment with making images and printing them on paper and silk.
b. Show iconic examples of Art Noveau
Art Noveau, or Jugendstil in German, was a popular art movement in Europe from the late 19th century to the early 20th century before the World War 1. This movement also returned in the 1960’s. Its style was to take inspiration from nature through plants and curved lines. This style used many media and art forms including graphic design, architecture, interior design, and especially decorative arts like jewelry and furniture.
Examples of Art Noveau:
Art Noveau, or Jugendstil in German, was a popular art movement in Europe from the late 19th century to the early 20th century before the World War 1. This movement also returned in the 1960’s. Its style was to take inspiration from nature through plants and curved lines. This style used many media and art forms including graphic design, architecture, interior design, and especially decorative arts like jewelry and furniture.
Examples of Art Noveau:
:Show images of the work of the following artists:
d. Moronubo
d. Moronubo
e. Hokusai
f. Hiroshige
g. Toulose-Lautrec
h. Beardsley
3. Research the History of Manga ,
a. What is the origin of Manga (date and place)) Describe the artform.
Manga started in Japan, however it is unsure exactly when Manga take place, and also what was defined as manga in the first place. The word “manga” was a description used by a famous woodblock printer, Hokusai, which means “playful sketches” which is the same as “comics” or “cartoons”. Origins either took place in the 12th century or the 18th century. Manga is believed to get its influence from comedy scroll paintings done by a painter-priest, Toba Sojo, in the 11th century. The characters were of funny anthropomorphic animals.
b. Name the most important Manga Artists.
1. Osamu Tezuka (Astro Boy/kimba the white lion) Also known as “The Father of Manga”
2. Akira Toriyama (Dr. Slump/ Dragon Ball)
3. Hiroshi Fujimoto and Motou Abiko (Doraemon)
4. Eiichiro Oda (One Piece)
a. What is the origin of Manga (date and place)) Describe the artform.
Manga started in Japan, however it is unsure exactly when Manga take place, and also what was defined as manga in the first place. The word “manga” was a description used by a famous woodblock printer, Hokusai, which means “playful sketches” which is the same as “comics” or “cartoons”. Origins either took place in the 12th century or the 18th century. Manga is believed to get its influence from comedy scroll paintings done by a painter-priest, Toba Sojo, in the 11th century. The characters were of funny anthropomorphic animals.
b. Name the most important Manga Artists.
1. Osamu Tezuka (Astro Boy/kimba the white lion) Also known as “The Father of Manga”
2. Akira Toriyama (Dr. Slump/ Dragon Ball)
3. Hiroshi Fujimoto and Motou Abiko (Doraemon)
4. Eiichiro Oda (One Piece)
Links:
http://www.metmuseum.org/toah/hd/acam/hd_acam.htm
http://char.txa.cornell.edu/art/decart/artcraft/artcraft.htm
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Arts_and_Crafts_movement
Ukiyo-e and Art Noveau
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Art_Nouveau
http://www.theartstory.org/movement-art-nouveau.htm
http://www.metmuseum.org/toah/hd/artn/hd_artn.htm
http://collections.vam.ac.uk/item/O73119/takiyasha-the-witch-and-the-triptych-kuniyoshi-utagawa/
http://www.metmuseum.org/toah/hd/ukiy/hd_ukiy.htm
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ukiyo-e
http://www.metmuseum.org/toah/works-of-art/JP1847
http://www.theartstory.org/movement-art-nouveau.htm
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Art_Nouveau
http://archive.artsmia.org/art-of-asia/explore/explore-collection-ukiyo-e.cfm
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ukiyo-e
http://www.arts-crafts.com/archive/jruskin.shtml
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Walter_Crane
http://www.artyfactory.com/art_appreciation/graphic_designers/william_morris.html
http://www.matt-thorn.com/mangagaku/history.html
Manga:
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/History_of_manga
http://www.matt-thorn.com/mangagaku/history.html
http://manga.about.com/od/historyofmanga/a/mangahistory1.htm
http://www.siliconera.com/2010/07/17/the-top-ten-manga-ka-that-changed-manga-history/
Read more at http://www.siliconera.com/2010/07/17/the-top-ten-manga-ka-that-changed-manga-history/#lUqJq0rVEXrvEdMQ.99
http://www.metmuseum.org/toah/hd/acam/hd_acam.htm
http://char.txa.cornell.edu/art/decart/artcraft/artcraft.htm
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Arts_and_Crafts_movement
Ukiyo-e and Art Noveau
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Art_Nouveau
http://www.theartstory.org/movement-art-nouveau.htm
http://www.metmuseum.org/toah/hd/artn/hd_artn.htm
http://collections.vam.ac.uk/item/O73119/takiyasha-the-witch-and-the-triptych-kuniyoshi-utagawa/
http://www.metmuseum.org/toah/hd/ukiy/hd_ukiy.htm
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ukiyo-e
http://www.metmuseum.org/toah/works-of-art/JP1847
http://www.theartstory.org/movement-art-nouveau.htm
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Art_Nouveau
http://archive.artsmia.org/art-of-asia/explore/explore-collection-ukiyo-e.cfm
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ukiyo-e
http://www.arts-crafts.com/archive/jruskin.shtml
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Walter_Crane
http://www.artyfactory.com/art_appreciation/graphic_designers/william_morris.html
http://www.matt-thorn.com/mangagaku/history.html
Manga:
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/History_of_manga
http://www.matt-thorn.com/mangagaku/history.html
http://manga.about.com/od/historyofmanga/a/mangahistory1.htm
http://www.siliconera.com/2010/07/17/the-top-ten-manga-ka-that-changed-manga-history/
Read more at http://www.siliconera.com/2010/07/17/the-top-ten-manga-ka-that-changed-manga-history/#lUqJq0rVEXrvEdMQ.99