DRB 1: Modern retro collage and Christiana Coucerio A collage by Julien Picaud, showing two children holding rifles. This collage is very powerful, and I interpret its message to be about gun control, and how guns are sometimes seen as toys, and not deadly weapons. Modern retro collages are contemporary collages which use imagery that …
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DRB 4: Brutalist / punk / anti/anarchic design Trellick Tower is a brutalist style building Brutalism is a design style which originally began as architecture. In the 1950’s, after the effect of the war, architects began to use more raw materials such as concrete. These buildings were very harsh and to some, were depressive and …
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DRB 3: Maximalism, Kitsch and Jeff Koons An example of maximalism design Maximalism is a style of graphic design which is the opposite of minimalism. It is defined as bold, loud, colourful and aggressive (Rimmer, 2021). It is divisive and some people call it ‘ugly’, whereas others call it ‘unique’. Usually, everything is packed in …
DRB 1: Architecture, Interior Design and Zaha Hadid Architect Zaha Hadid Zaha Hadid was an Israeli-British architect famed for her pioneering and innovative architectural designs. Born in Baghdad, Hadid studied mathematics, before attending the Architectural Association School in London, where she received the Diploma Prize in 1977. Hadid also taught at the Architectural Association School …
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