The other
section of our required watching were short films from Brain Pickings, which
told you about different and important design movements which have influenced
the arts world.
Here are some
of the facts I learnt-
The Gothic Revival – 1800s
- The church of England was becoming more
popular and more churches needed to be built.
- The Gothic Revival was being used in
architecture, high roofs, tall spires, arches and lancet windows.
The Arts and Crafts Movement – 1863
- The Industry Revolution was making
people less creative because of machines being able to do the work faster and cheaper.
- This movement aimed to reverse this
placing value on skill and quality of materials.
- William Morris was an influential figure
in this movement, eventually bringing the movement to a wider audience.
Bauhaus Movement – 1919 to 1933
- Bauhaus was an art school, which gave
its students training in many disciplines, offering a great variety of skills.
- The school operated against the
communist Nazi view during the world war, however was quickly shut down. Before
this teachers at the school were along the lines of Kandinsky and Klee.
- The Bauhaus building became a hallmark
for modernist architecture, including large steel frames, minimalism and
geometric lines.
Modernism
- A new way of looking at the world. A new
way of designing and new materials applied to all creative expressions.
- Architecture used Concrete, Glass and
Steel.
- The idea was to design a better society.
- American Industrial Design – Post Great
Depression
- The idea was to make things look great
so people wanted them, creating a mass consumption. - Shapes were stream lined so
they were cleaner and friendlier.
- It lifted spirits as people were buying
things to make them happy after years of not being able to afford
- New processes were used such as Stamping
and Moulding. New materials were used such as Vinyl, Chrome and Plywood.
Post Modernism – 1972
- Believed in more than one method should
be used in a design process or final outcome – ‘less is a bore’
- It challenged
audiences when looking at pieces of work and architecture.
