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Toward The Universal, Jennifer Bracy
Toward The Universal, Jennifer Bracy
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This creative project is concerned with archetypal forms expressed in art, design and communication, from Neolithic rock carvings and native American Indian petroglyphs to individual graphic languages that look to the 'primitives' like those of Joan Miro and Neville Brody. It is my belief that through the study of this diverse collection of graphic signs and archetypal forms, one can develop a system of signs that cross barriers of language and culture. A morphology, a collection of possibilities, derived from such archetypal forms, could provide designers with a foundation for the development and use of symbol signs and sign systems.
In Search Of The Meandering Absolute: The Prints Of Mitzi Humphrey, Mitzi Humphrey
In Search Of The Meandering Absolute: The Prints Of Mitzi Humphrey, Mitzi Humphrey
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Art is more than just a bridge to (or a reflection of) the natural world; it is a natural force in itself. The author is a strong advocate of "artist's prints," prints which are conceived and printed by the artist. She believes that there is a natural sequence of actions and thoughts which cannot be approximated by the substitution of an artist/printer collaboration unless the artist is truly involved with the printer or assistant in every step of the decision-making and mark-making processes.
The prints of this series are not about realistic pictorial space; they are about interior space--that of …