Sunday, March 14, 2010
Henry Van De Velde was born in Antwerp, Belgium in 1863. The son of a wealthy chemist, he initially studied painting. Influenced by his admiration for Rusking, Morris and Voysey, he redirected his efforts as a designer.Van de Velde adhered to the Utopian idea that architects could reform society through design. He believed that 'Ugliness corrupts not only the eyes, but also the heart and mind'. 
Wednesday, March 10, 2010
Light Mask
For our photo project I took a piece of bubble wrap that seemed to interact with light nicely. I crinkled it up not sure what I was going for, and started to see a face develop. But it only seemed like a face from certain angles, and with certain lighting. So my goal in taking the shots was to get it to look like a face as much as possible, while being playful enough to create some fun scenes. Here are some of the ones I most enjoyed.
Tuesday, March 9, 2010
bauhaus "Foundation course" Albers - round 1 Pics
bauhaus "Foundation course" Albers
My classmates and I created these fascinating concepts. We followed the "foundation course" path set by Joseph Albers of the bauhaus.
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