Lace making: Lenka Suchanek (Divine Beauty, copper & bronze; Are we made of lace?) “After thousands of these simple steps — if done correctly — the lace appears”

Pictoralists: Alfred Stieglitz (“Venetian Canal” 1894), Edward Weston (“Nautilus“, 1927), Edward Steichen (“Flatiron Building“, 1904), John Szarkowski

Contemporary: Jocelyn Lee

1. art of reduction – “designers are exploring new and simplified ways of refining and simplifying visual information”
2. hand-drawn – “the raw product of the human hand”
3. Bauhaus – “Bold, playschool-style triangles, circles and hexagons suggest a cohesive and clean brand message. Block shapes replace linear patterning, suggesting clarity and authority in tone of voice. A clean, simple colour palette in which black acts as an important accent bouncing off bright, saturated primary red, turquoise and yellow, makes for a youth-inspired combination”
4. authentic – “reviving historical design cues to create on-the-spot heritage”
5. grace – “Subtle graduations of texture and a soft, soothing palette exude calm, elegance and a smooth modernity”
6. retro chaos – “unearthing the mistakes of the past and turning them into graphic motifs” like bevel no-no’s in PhotoShop and digital design nostalgia
7. monochrome – “Limited colour palettes, and bold typography with little ornamentation and patterning, offer clarity in a sea of choice”

Fauvism (“the wild beasts”) – 1904-1908: “wild brush work and strident colours, while their subject matter had a high degree of simplification and abstraction”. Kees van Dongen (1877-1968, Woman at the balcony), Henri Matisse (Le bonheur de vivre, 1905-6), Henri Rousseau (The Hungry Lion Throws Itself on the Antelope, 1905). Impressionism: Paul Gauguin (1848-1903, The Red Dog), Edgar Degas (Dancers at the Bar, 1888). Modernism: Marc Chagall (The Birthday, 1915). Contemporary: Olaf Hajek (Flowerhead) “Olaf’s work captures and combines elements of folk art with techniques of still life, maps with decorative flourishes, traditional fine art with contemporary illustration”. Karen Kilimnik “pastiches of the Old Masters and often incorporate portraits of celebrities” (my nephews in germany by winterhalter). James Turrell “using light as a material to influence or affect the medium of perception”. Kiki Smith (Lying with the Wolf)