Joseph Cornell

I really like artwork by Joseph Cornell because I think each kind of butterflies is like an artwork in itself. I believe what he is trying to say with this piece is that everyone has their own individual ideas and styles and we only get to see a little of that at face value. That is why he shaded every part of the glass except a little viewing hole so we can only see a portion of the butterflies beauty. It is very interesting how he made it look like the glass is foggy.

 

Form and Content

People like to express their ideas in many different way. The purpose of this is to tell people information or a story about what they are trying to talk about. Below are some examples of this.


I got this picture from the blog of a member of one of my favorite bands, Linkin Park, who is also an artist. His name is Mike Shinoda and he created this piece called "Follow the Leader" which I think represents that people dress the way they do to follow the style of more famous people. The guy in the very front is trying to copy the styles of the many rappers pictured in the back.

Form and content can be real simple, too, and not have to actually be a work of art. For example, the simple recycle symbol that we see everywhere was created for the sole purpose to teach people to recycle certain items.

Definition of Design

We can define the term "design" in many different ways. The definition I choose that best represents the word is that it means "to plan and make something artistically or skillfully." We use different types of designs to express our ideas to other viewers to get their opinions. In the picture below that is being used to depict the definition of design, someone has created multiple versions of how a future car should look before they begin to create it.

Different Types of Design

There are so many various types of design in the world. Some examples of these kind of designs are fashion, architecture, and automotive. These designs help to express what the creator is thinking in each specific genre.

Fashion

Architecture

Automotive