Modernism Modernism is a movement effected by the changes in culture and trends during the late 19th century and the early 20th century. This was characterised by deliberate departure from tradition and the use of innovative forms of expression that distinguish many styles within art and literature. Modernism refers to the period’s interests in the new types of paints and other materials, expressing feelings, meanings and ideas, creating fantasies rather than referring back to what is real. This persuades the audience to really look at the work to fully understand who the artist is instead of being told about the artist
Paul Cezanne The work of French painter Paul Cézanne can be said to have formed the bridge between late 19th century and the new paint style in the early 20th century. Cézanne’s work from the 1860s is peculiar and baring little resemblance to the artist’s mature and more important style. An example of his work from this period is his ‘’ Man in blue cap’’ from 1866 where he applied pigments with a palette knife this would create a surface everywhere dense.
Edouard Manet French painter Edouard Manet was fascinated by paining at a young age his parents disapproved of his interest but he eventually went to art school. Manet’s most famous works include ‘’ The luncheon on the grass and Olympia.’’ Manet led the French transition from realism to impressionism. By the time of his death in 1883 he was a respected revolutionary artist.
Emily Carr Emily Carr was a Canadian artist and writer inspired by the indigenous people of the Pacific Northwest coast. She was one of the first painters in Canada to adopt a modernist style of painting. Carr didn’t receive any recognition during her career until late in life. as a writer Carr was one of the earliest chroniclers of life in British Columbia. The Canadian Encyclopaedia describes her as a Canadian icon.
Marc Chagall Marc Chagall is a painter, printmaker and designer from Belarus and associated with several major artistic styles and movements from cubism, symbolism and fauvism. An early modernist Chagall created art work in nearly every medium, including sets for plays and ballets, biblical etchings and stained glass windows.
Postmodernism Post modernism is a movement during the late 20th century affecting all mediums of creativity from art, films and literature. The name given to a wide range of cultural phenomena, to characterise a move away from the seriousness of modernism, preferring a more eclectic and populist approach to creativity. During the 1970s new trends were becoming more popular such as retro, techno, punk and grunge. This movement was an expressive and playful time for designers as they searched from more ways change with the trends.
Roy Lichtenstein Roy Lichtenstein is an American artist how grew up in New York during the 1930s. In the late 1940s Lichtenstein exhibited his art in galleries nationwide including Cleveland and New York. Lichtenstein began experimenting with different subjects and methods in the early 1960s while he was teaching at Rutgers University. His newer was both a commentary on American popular culture and a reaction to the recent success of abstract expressionist painting. In the 1960s Lichtenstein became a leading figure of the new pop art movement. Inspired by comic strips, Lichtenstein’s bright graphic works parodied American popular culture and trends.
Bridget Riley Bridget Riley is an English painter who is one of the foremost exponents of op art. She currently lives and works in London and France. During the 1960s riley began painting black and white works witch she is best known for. They present a variety of geometric forms that a sensation of movement.
Jamie Reid Jamie Reid grew up in London during the 1940s and 50s. While art school in the late 60s he met a fellow student and future sex pistols manager Malcolm mclaren. After mclaren formed the sex pistols in 1975 he recruited Reid to work with the band creating album covers. Reid’s artwork for the group came to define and symbolize the English punk rock scene for the late 70s.
David Carson David Carson is an American graphic designer and art director he is best knows for his innovative magazine design and use of experimental typography. He was the art director for the magazine ray gun in witch he employed much of the typographic and layout style. In 1995 Carson left ray gun to form his own studio in New York called David Carson design. He started attracting major clients from all over the United States during the next three years the studio doing work for Pepsi, Cola, Nike and Microsoft.
Émigré Magazine Émigré magazine was published between 1984 and 2005 with a total of 69 issues produced. The magazine was usually scheduled for release on a quarterly basis but quite often they were irregular. It was first published in San Francisco by Rudy Vanderlans using fonts designed by his wife Zuzana Licko. With its variety of layouts, use of guest designers and opinionated articles also had an effect on other design publications.
Ray Gun Magazine Ray Gun was an American alternative rock and roll magazine, first published in 1992 in Santa Monica led by founding art director David Carson. Ray Gun used experimental magazine layouts and typographic design. The result was a chaotic abstract deign style. That tradition for compelling visuals continued even after David Carson left after three years. Ray gun was also notable for its choices of subject matter. The cutting edge advertising, musicians and pop culture icons spotlighted were typically ahead of the curve, putting artists such as Bjork, Radiohead and Eminem on its front cover
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On this cover the subject is standing of centre of the page and over lapping the tittle. On the left side of the cover there are sub titles, which help the reader understand what else is the magazine. On the top right corner of the cover they are smaller articles.
The Time Magazine cover has always had a boarder around the subject and a small subtitle about the main article.
Just like the other cover the subject is standing of centre of the page and over lapping the tittle. On the left side of the cover there are sub titles, which help the reader understand what else is the magazine. On the top right corner of the cover they are smaller articles.
Just like the other covers but the subject is standing in the centre of the page and over lapping the tittle. On the left side of the cover there are sub titles, which help the reader understand what else is the magazine. On the top right corner of the cover they are smaller articles.
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