Essay notes
1500 words, Harvard referencing. Can be tailored to an area of interest within vis com.
Questions
1) Parks and open spaces, recreational spaces etc?
Bauhaus etc
Walter Gropius (1923) the theory and organization of the Bauhaus.
Filippo tomassi
Look at work of the actual people. (books)
2) 2 examples = 2 different pieces of work.
Changing cultural force, post war affluence, disposable income 70’s US.
Define a shift in society or culture and show how that effected the design of the time.
3) postmodernism characteristics
exhaustion
pluralism
pessimism
dissolusionment
references modernism and tries to do something else.
David shrigly.
Books – the end of print, david Carson.
The postmodern condition, lyotard j.f (1979)
Jencks, c. (1986) ?
Recommended books
Introducing, and books for beginners.
Very short introductions books
Critical introductions or critical readings (new media)
www.jstor.org - massive journal archive.
Applying ideas from books to analyse pieces of work.
Book – a short guide to writing about art, sylvan barnet.
The whole woman, greer, g (2000) London transworld.
Always put last date,
…………..(greer, G. 2000:9)……….[….] – to edit stuff out of a quote either make it into 2 quotes or square brackets and dots.
Jenkins, D.F (2006) ‘edward hopper and british artists’ [internet] U.K, tate research. Available from
Portfolio task
Choose one of the essay questions. Come up with a provisional bibliography, in Harvard, of 5 books. Add a couple of sentences explaining why you feel each may be relevant. Include a library reference also (e.g 735.1)
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