Transformatioin, Inspiration from Leonardo da Vinci. (6th post)

Leonardo's Sketchbook

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These are some of Leonardo's famous sketches/drawings & designs.
Leonardo did a lot of planning before he did a painting or invented an object. 
He was a painter & an engineer. 
He transformed his observations and ideas into sketches and those sketches into test pieces then he would do his final painting or object. 
In Leonardo's designs transformation are also present in the positioning of the figure in a painting, it's facial expression, how the object he is inventing will open, move , how it is to be assembled etc...

Transformation in Pop art /design (5th post)

Pop design in the late 50's in the US.
The aim of pop art refers not as much to the art itself as to the attitudes that led to it.
"Pop art employs aspects of mass culture, such as advertising, comic books and mundane cultural objects. It is widely interpreted as a reaction to the then-dominant ideas of abstract expressionism, as well as an expansion upon them. And due to its utilisation of found objects and images it is similar to Dada."
Transformation in Pop design , from the rigidity of the Bauhaus.
Function & good design.
In this art movement there is the use of artificial materials (man-made) such as; polypropylene, which gave designer the possibility to experiment with innovative designs and colours.
Pop art - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia. 2012. Pop art - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia. [ONLINE] Available at: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Pop_art. [Accessed 16 November 2012]. 


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Transformation in Media, (4th post)

In film trasfrormation is constant. The story/ plot changes. Characters change, good or bad...
In my opinion transformation in a film keeps the story interesting.
Eg; Battleship ( 2012 ) Produced by ; Peter Berg
      Film & Animation
      Link ; Battleship Final Trailer 2012 [HD] - Official Movie Trailer - YouTube. 2012.Battleship Final Trailer 2012 [HD] - Official Movie Trailer - YouTube. [ONLINE] Available at: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=JpoabtbEJOI. [Accessed 11 November 2012].

Transformation can be seen in the begging of the film when the main character who starts off as one who doesn't have a life and lives with his brother , changes into a successful Navy soldier, "One of the best". He  transformed himself from being a pathetic person to a hero in the end of the film. His transformation also made him win over the girl of his dreams.Transformation can also be seen in the animated aliens, and their space craft. Their space craft transformed itself when it fell from the sky and rose from the sea. Transformation of their weapons...At the end of the film, they managed to transform a retired battleship , back to it's glory and with it win the fight with the aliens. 

3rd post Design

Bauhaus

In 1919to 1933 a school opened in Germany called Bauhaus.

This school combined crafts and fine arts together in their designs.

Founded by Walter Gropius

The Bauhaus influenced art, architecture, graphic design, interior design, industrial design and typography.

Motto of the Bauhaus, " Form follows function."

Bauhaus transformed objects from being very decorative with little or no function, in more simplified stylish styles whilst keeping in mind the function of the object.

One of the most famous works , was the Tubular chair.
Bauhaus - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia. 2012. Bauhaus - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia. [ONLINE] Available at:http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Bauhaus. [Accessed 04 November 2012].



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Modernism: Bauhaus - YouTube. 2012. Modernism: Bauhaus - YouTube. [ONLINE] Available at: http://www.youtube.com/watch?feature=player_detailpage&v=F8zuGsX_z_Y. [Accessed 04 November 2012].

2nd Blog Transformation

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This are two beautifull Oil Paintings by Caravaggio. (1571-1610)
Completed for the Contarelli Chapel in the church of San Luigi dei Francesi in Rome.
It was destroyed in 1945 and is now known only from black-and-white photographs and enhanced color reproductions.Basically when Caravaggio did the painting he portrayed the image in a different manner, unlike other artists at the time whom following typical iconographic images of the Saint. When it was finished the first piece the commissioner did not approve because of the way there patron was portrayed in the image, like a typical human who is almost portrayed illiterate with the way he is holding the pen and the book, and how the angel is helping him (bare foot) and Caravaggio had to do another painting because of it's criticism. He managed to transforming it into a more praised work of art by the commissioner and at the eyes of the people. Saint Matthew and the Angel - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia. 2012. Saint Matthew and the Angel - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia. [ONLINE] Available at: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Saint_Matthew_and_the_Angel. [Accessed 02 November 2012].