Here are some ways going the extra mile can help you deliver a better product:
Character. Drawing animals from life instead of memory can add individual character. You would not draw a blank human form, because it doesn’t have enough with which to engage the audience. (more…)
One of the truly alluring things about art deco is its optimism. Fundamentally, the use of varied and new materials, the sweeping masterstroke of its grandiose and larger than life imagery, the distilled ideas and sculpted design were a shared hope for better times. For it was, indeed, a transnational Read more…
The three American shows that minted deco American-style were far behind the European tide. It took almost a whole decade for the US to start showing deco exhibitions, following the now infamous 1925 Exposition Internationale des Arts Décoratifs et Industriels Modernes in Paris. (more…)
I am a fan of Hildreth Meiere–as I’m sure are many Nebraskans, because of her work on their statehouse–but I’m not sure how many know her work. Perhaps you may know her as the artist who did the medallions on the façade of Radio City Music Hall. If you haven’t Read more…
When I think of the 1920’s, sometimes I think of the iconic image of spoiled heiress Nancy Cunard modeling dozens of African-inspired arm bangles, or “Shipwreck Kelly” sitting on his flag pole in rain coat and hat for days upon end with masses of spectators at his feet. Why did they do it? Was Nancy really trying to make a statement about (more…)
In the 1920’s, the author Sinclair Lewis made famous the seedy underbelly of society, which, at that time revolved around a cultural shift from making-by-hand to automated-making. His work was both biting and prophetic; but, mainly, it was popular, and, therefore, influential. (more…)