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Tag Archives: sculpture
Mending The World With Gold
Two weeks ago I wrote about the use of gold by artists and designers. I discussed “America,” an interactive sculptural installation by Maurizio Cattelan. Today I want to talk about two contemporary artists, Yeesookyung and Rachel Sussman, who use kintsugi, … Continue reading
Amsterdam Light Festival
Here in the northern hemisphere it’s Winter with cold temperatures and long nights. This is a perfect time for a festival celebrating art and light, and that’s exactly what the city of Amsterdam hosts every year from the end of … Continue reading
Texture As Material And Metaphor
In several recent posts we’ve discussed the design element of texture. I want to add to that discussion by presenting the work of two additional artists, Alexandra Kehayoglou and Sigalit Landau. Argentinian artist Alexandra Kehayoglou is known for her elaborately … Continue reading
Posted in Artists and Designers, Elements and Principles
Tagged Alexandra Kehayoglou, art education, art education resource, art installations, Art Textbook, design element of texture, design textbook, elements and principles of design, MVRDV, rug making, sculpture, Sigalit Landau, textile arts, The Dead Sea, trompe l'oeil
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The Art of Carving Food
As we get close to the end of another year it’s time for entertaining friends and preparing festive meals. In that spirit, let’s discuss the art of carving fruits and vegetables…because you know this blog looks at design wherever we … Continue reading
Fool The Eyes: Artists Who Use Their Skills To Challenge Our Perception (Part 4)
In this series of blog posts we have been exploring artwork designed to cause viewers to look again (and even again) at what they think they are seeing. So far we have discussed examples of imaginary space and hidden symbolism, … Continue reading
Posted in Artists and Designers
Tagged Alyson Shotz, Anish Kapoor, art education, art education resource, art installation, Art Textbook, design textbook, Lucas Samaras, mirrored surfaces, mirrors in art, Phillip K. Smith III, reflections, sculpture, texture, trompe l'oeil, Yayoi Kusama
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The Dog Ate My Blog Post
In my years of university teaching I heard many excuses for late work, and yes, “The dog ate my assignment,” was one of them. So here I am today, joining the ranks of those derelict students and proclaiming “The dog … Continue reading
Fool The Eyes: Artists Who Use Their Skills To Challenge Our Perception (Part 3)
In two earlier posts we described the work of artists who create artwork that challenges the viewer’s perception – work that goes beyond simple representation and fools the eye as well as tricking the mind. The first post looked at … Continue reading
Art and Design
In December it will be three years since we published our book Design: A Beginner’s Handbook. In structuring that textbook we decided to use simple real-world examples of the design elements and principles. We opted to demonstrate the application of … Continue reading
A Simple Map Of Life: Leonardo Drew
Last week I went with some friends to see an exhibition at the DeYoung Museum in San Francisco. On the drive over I sat in the back seat and tried to come up with a topic for this week’s blog. … Continue reading
Posted in Artists and Designers
Tagged African American artist, art and materials, art education, art education resource, art installations, Art Textbook, design element of scale, design element of texture, design textbook, Leonard Drew DeYoung Museum, Leonardo Drew, process art, sculpture
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Golden Thrones
At the start of every week I begin to investigate a topic for my Thursday post. Usually I’m at a loss for an idea and just as I’m ready to panic one emerges. On Monday, after several hours searching online … Continue reading →
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