The Modulor
The ArtistIn the middle of the twentieth century, at a moment when architecture was rapidly aligning itself with industry, standardization, and the logic of the machine, Le Corbusier proposed something at…
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The 50 Secrets Of Magic Design
This article, The 50 Secrets of Magic Design is written after the spirit—if not the spectacle—of Salvador Dalí and his book, The 50 Secrets of Magic Craftsmanship, written in 1948.…
Please Read On ...Dada Responds To The Horrors Of War
Dada, an art movement that peaked between 1916 and the 1920s, emerged as a protest against the horrors of war, particularly World War I. They were deeply disillusioned by the…
Please Read On ...What Followed Post-Modernism?
Post-Modernism did not kill art or the possibility of future art movements—but it did make them smaller, looser, and harder to name with a straight face. Apparently, the historians and…
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Short answer? No.More accurate answer? Post-Modernism was the end of believing there was a single road at all. Post-Modernism didn’t kill art—it detonated the map. Modernism still trusted progress: each…
Please Read On ...Post-Modernism Premises
Postmodernism (roughly 1960s/70s–1990s) reacted against modernism’s faith in progress, universal truths, originality, and “grand narratives” (e.g., art constantly advancing toward pure form or social utopia). It embraced irony, pastiche, appropriation,…
Please Read On ...Dada Once & For All
Have some Dada in your day! No explanation necessary really. Thanks for visiting!
Please Read On ...Bauhaus Designs by Eric Hatheway
These are some Bauhaus designs made with Kittl for one of their recent design challenges. It is always fun and rewarding to do anything with a Bauhaus influence. Thanks for…
Please Read On ...Vintage Art Deco (Gatsby) Invitation Card
Designed with Kittl, the revolutionary new design tool for the web. You can view the tutorial for how to design a card like this by clicking HERE. Thanks for visiting…
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