Critical Studies Brief, Parody

Julia Rothman Pink Paisley design
Timorous Beasties London Toile design
Dan Funderburgh's Chinatown Toile
Parody - Each of these designers have used a humorous or satirical approach, giving classic designs a new twist. The designs are instantly recognisable as a reference to the original but when you look closely they have added another level to the design by including images which would definitely have not featured in the traditional patterns .These images are examples of historical revival which fits with the post modern theory.

Research ,Gwon Osang

Gwon Osang

Korean Artist

I was lucky enough to see Gwon's sculptures at Manchester Art Gallery last year.It was an amazing exhibition with each life sized sculpture (including a police officer on a horse) being created with hundreds of photographs. This time consuming process gives a fantastic effect, it makes the real become surreal.I love people and i love photographs so i was instantly drawn to Gwon's work. I have come to realize that what i produce naturally in my work always has a recognisable form to it, some kind of illustration or graphic and i think this exhibition strikes a cord because Gwon has deconstructed then reconstruced the human form to create these brilliant sculptures.

http://osang.net/works/deo.html

Critical Studies Brief,Dan Fundergurgh's influences

For my critical studies brief i have been asked to chose a designer from the surface design Field and look at who or what influences their work.At the moment i am very interested in the work of Dan Funderburgh a Brooklyn based wallpaper designer and artist,i have already mentioned him in my blog.His designs are funky and dynamic and he lists some of his influences as follows:

the Olympic Mountains in Seattle

Lego instruction sheets

Oriental rugs

60's American Op Art

14th century Moorish mosaics

Charley Harper

i found this imformation about Dan on www.designspongeonline.com and blog.fluidesign.com.



Dan Funderburgh

critical Studies Brief,Dan Fundergurgh's influences

Olympic Mountains Seattle, source of inspiration for Dan Funderburgh who is from Seattle.

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Lego instruction sheets were an early source of inspiration for art by Dan Funderburgh.

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oriental rug designs have influenced Dans work , you can clearly see reference to the structure and detail crossing over into Dan's designs

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60's American Op Art has also inspired Dan's work , some of details in his patterns are not immediately obvious until you look very closely ,they play tricks on your eyes!