Reading and research – Page 2 – Jessica Rosaleen Broughton

High-Rise, film from Stairs Lecture

Yesterday I watched High-Rise on Amazon video. I can see why it was suggested for Interior Design. Many styles from various eras in history were represented, and it was done in such a way that the viewer understands there is a symmetry between the floor you live on, the social hierarchy and the aesthetics ofContinueContinue reading “High-Rise, film from Stairs Lecture”

Volver Breakfast- 9th and 10th October

From the lecture about Home came the instructions to watch Volver. Having now seen it, I am not sure how it relates to the physical place of home at all, but it does talk about home as a feeling or a place of belonging. Disturbing themes of rape, death, incest and domestic violence are consistentContinueContinue reading “Volver Breakfast- 9th and 10th October”

Surrealism Assemblage search: Tate Britain in 1910’s-40’s rooms

Following the link on the Unit 1 brief to Assemblage for the Tate, a few of us searched in the Tate Britain for examples, starting in the 1910’s-40’s rooms. Comprising of mainly British artists, and Dada and Surrealism originating in Zurich and Paris, it is not surprising that there was a limited collection. (I have since learnedContinueContinue reading “Surrealism Assemblage search: Tate Britain in 1910’s-40’s rooms”

HOME Lecture and SDS

SDS HOME 1. Downey, G. (ed.) (2013). Domestic Interiors: Representing Homes from the Victorians to the Moderns. London: Bloomsbury Academic. (See ‘Introduction’, pp.1-10. • Lane, B. (2007). Housing and Dwelling: Perspectives on Modern Domestic Architecture. London: Routledge. (See Part 1 ‘What is Home?’) 2. Film • Volver (2006). Directed by Pedro Almodóvar STAIRS Observe andContinueContinue reading “HOME Lecture and SDS”

Lecture 1: Some ideas and Movements in the 20th and 21st Century

LECTURE 1: Some Ideas and Movements in the 20th and 21st Century Task: Select one of these objects or one of your own. Start your Blog Review it inContinueContinue reading “Lecture 1: Some ideas and Movements in the 20th and 21st Century”