Movements: Research 1

This project focuses on design history and movements. The deliverables will be a folded A2-A5 16 pager describing my exploration of chosen movement, and a motion graphic outcome. Starting off, I looked into 3 different movements I find interesting and chose De Stijl, Zero and The Washington Colour School.

De Stijl: Around 1917-1931 as a reaction to WWI, a group of Dutch artists set out to remake the world through a utopian vision and harmony and order. Exploring the ideal fusion of form and function, they wanted to eliminate all representational components, reducing painting to its elements: straight lines, plane surfaces, rectangles, and the primary colours red, yellow, blue, black and white. 

Inside & outside sculpture

I love sculpture, really. Especially outside where it’s a bit unexpected and kind of a treat to stumble upon (not literally haha). On right now at the Serpentine Sackler Gallery is London-based artist Helen Marten who exhibits screen printed collage style paintings alongside intricate sculpture installations packed with tiny details you only notice after going up close, but also a metal line (in lack of a better word) that runs along the ceiling of the exhibition space only to end up in a jumbled knot at the end. 

Horn Please

By complete randomness I just came across this short documentary about the beautiful kitch artwork on trucks in India. If you have 30 minutes to spare you should really see it! It’s a little bit on the history of truck painting and the unique style of art and typography used for lettering. I’m really fascinated by the steady hands these guys have to paint such perfect letters and especially love the “HORN” at 19.21 in the bottom left corner with its different colors and wide shadowing. There is something special about the handmade and I find it really inspiring. See it!