We do not live in a vacuum - we cannot live without being influenced by others
Choose a designer/ Artist/ maker within your chosen field of study
whose work you admire and/or has influenced your own approach to
design and creative practice.
We do not live in a vacuum, so how does your chosen artist/designer/
maker represent and advance practice in their epoch?
You are expected to present your discourse through both a short 10
minute presentation and a research study (essay) of 2000 words
equivalent. It is useful to create a skeleton plan or mind map of what
you intend to discuss before you start, based on the following;
(NO PRESENTATION)
• Introduce your subject by contextualizing them. What is the
socio-historical background of the period in which they
work? What is the thinking (zeitgeist) of the time? What
major world events have altered human perception and
therefore could influence art/ design philosophies?
Mention other artists/ designers of note and discuss/
illustrate examples of other contemporary works – did your
subject work within or against the current trends of thought
or style?
• Illustrate and discuss their chronological development
comparing and contrasting where appropriate with other
artists/ designers from the same period.
• Conclude by summarising the characteristics of their work
and how they have influenced others – how have they
pushed the boundaries of creative practice?
• Your accompanying hardcopy is an extension of your
presentation. It should be illustrated so it makes sense to
cut and paste the illustrations from your presentation into
the written text. (Illustration is okay as long as Harvard referenced) (can put links)
• Consider carefully the presentation quality of your
hardcopy. It should include a title page with name, date and
module number and title… list of illustrations, bibliography
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