Hi everyone!
This was a loooong hiatus! I'm so sorry to have abandoned the blog for so long, but let's hope we can revive it a little bit!
This post is all about art, and I'm starting to notice a pattern here... It tends to be the topic I choose when I want to get back to the blog. So I hope you all join in and get back on track with me, using art as our inspiration.
Here's a longish gap-filling activity to track the origins of psychedelic music posters that flooded the San Francisco area in the 1960s. What do they remind you of?
This was a loooong hiatus! I'm so sorry to have abandoned the blog for so long, but let's hope we can revive it a little bit!
This post is all about art, and I'm starting to notice a pattern here... It tends to be the topic I choose when I want to get back to the blog. So I hope you all join in and get back on track with me, using art as our inspiration.
Here's a longish gap-filling activity to track the origins of psychedelic music posters that flooded the San Francisco area in the 1960s. What do they remind you of?
Both aesthetic movements capture the
feeling of their changing times, even if the periods don’t _____________ each
other perfectly.
If you’ve never heard of the bands _____________ you’d be able to guess what kind of music they play.
The style, which includes curly, _____________lettering, has become synonymous with the psychedelic ‘60s, even if it was created earlier.
The style that resulted from the rejection of industrialization’s “ugliness” _____________ many different names in different languages.
Art Nouveau often features flat, _____________ patterns, feminine figures, and organic motifs _____________ with fluid, abstract forms.
Art Nouveau creators married aesthetics with utility, and believed that no object was _____________ to be beautiful.
Like the late 1800s, the 1960s were a time of cultural _____________, with San Francisco as its _____________ in the US.
To advertise new bands, it was clear that posters with regular _____________ and grayscale photos just were not going to _____________.
By the mid-60s, Art Nouveau was already living a _____________, particularly in textiles. For the posters, the artist took some Art Nouveau staples and turned _____________.
The style the artists picked up on was one full of feminine figures, often nude and with a _____________ glance.
They often pulled images directly from the Art Nouveau posters, replacing their soft pastels with a vibrant _____________.
The idea of softening edges of the fonts to make them barely legible actually
_____________: to hold your attention, at least until you made out what was written.
The posters were an easy way of spreading this aesthetic, and the artists behind them became celebrities _____________.
Enjoy it! And give us your answers in the comments, even if they can be easily checked with the video's closed captions.
Both aesthetic movements capture the feeling of their changing times, even if the periods don’t near each other perfectly.
ReplyDeleteIf you’ve never heard of the bands featured, you’d be able to guess what kind of music they play.
The style, which includes curly, barely legible lettering, has become synonymous with the psychedelic ‘60s, even if it was created earlier.
The style that resulted from the rejection of industrialization’s “ugliness” went by many different names in different languages.
Art Nouveau often features flat, decorative patterns, feminine figures, and organic motifs often stylized with fluid, abstract forms.
Art Nouveau creators married aesthetics with utility, and believed that no object was too mundane to be beautiful.
Like the late 1800s, the 1960s were a time of cultural people, with San Francisco as its epicenter in the US.
To advertise new bands, it was clear that posters with regular clean typeface and grayscale photos just were not going to cut it.
By the mid-60s, Art Nouveau was already living a bit of a resurgence, particularly in textiles. For the posters, the artist took some Art Nouveau staples and turned the dialogue.
The style the artists picked up on was one full of feminine figures, often nude and with a come-hither glance.
They often pulled images directly from the Art Nouveau posters, replacing their soft pastels with a vibrant colour palette.
The idea of softening edges of the fonts to make them barely legible actually was meant to serve a purpose: to hold your attention, at least until you made out what was written.
The posters were an easy way of spreading this aesthetic, and the artists behind them became celebrities in their own right.
Both aesthetic movements capture the feeling of their changing times, even if the periods don’t near each other perfectly.
ReplyDeleteIf you’ve never heard of the bands featured, you’d be able to guess what kind of music they play.
The style, which includes curly, barely legible lettering, has become synonymous with the psychedelic ‘60s, even if it was created earlier.
The style that resulted from the rejection of industrialization’s “ugliness” went by many different names in different languages.
Art Nouveau often features flat, decorative patterns, feminine figures, and organic motifs often with fluid, abstract forms.
Art Nouveau creators married aesthetics with utility, and believed that no object was too to be beautiful.
Like the late 1800s, the 1960s were a time of cultural people, with San Francisco as its epicenter in the US.
To advertise new bands, it was clear that posters with regular clean typeface and grayscale photos just were not going to cut it.
By the mid-60s, Art Nouveau was already living a resurgence, particularly in textiles. For the posters, the artist took some Art Nouveau staples and turned the dialogue.
The style the artists picked up on was one full of feminine figures, often nude and with a come-hither glance.
They often pulled images directly from the Art Nouveau posters, replacing their soft pastels with a vibrant color palette.
The idea of softening edges of the fonts to make them barely legible actually
meant to serve a purpose: to hold your attention, at least until you made out what was written.
The posters were an easy way of spreading this aesthetic, and the artists behind them became celebrities in their own right.
Both aesthetic movements capture the feeling of their changing times, even if the periods don’t _____________ each other perfectly.
ReplyDeleteIf you’ve never heard of the bands __featured___ you’d be able to guess what kind of music they play.
The style, which includes curly, __barely legible__lettering, has become synonymous with the psychedelic ‘60s, even if it was created earlier.
The style that resulted from the rejection of industrialization’s “ugliness” __went by__ many different names in different languages.
Art Nouveau often features flat, ___decorative___ patterns, feminine figures, and organic motifs __stylized___ with fluid, abstract forms.
Art Nouveau creators married aesthetics with utility, and believed that no object was __too mundane___to be beautiful.
Like the late 1800s, the 1960s were a time of cultural ___people___, with San Francisco as its ___epicenter____ in the US.
To advertise new bands, it was clear that posters with regular _typeface__ and grayscale photos just were not going to __cut it___.
By the mid-60s, Art Nouveau was already living a __bit of a resurgence___, particularly in textiles. For the posters, the artist took some Art Nouveau staples and turned ___the dial up___.
The style the artists picked up on was one full of feminine figures, often nude and with a ___come-hither____ glance.
They often pulled images directly from the Art Nouveau posters, replacing their soft pastels with a vibrant __color palette____.
The idea of softening edges of the fonts to make them barely legible actually
__served the purpose____: to hold your attention, at least until you made out what was written.
The posters were an easy way of spreading this aesthetic, and the artists behind them became celebrities __in their own right___.
Thank you all!
ReplyDeleteDaniel seems to be so far the only one finding the "dial" in this radio station ;)
This one is turning out to be the hardest one!
Both aesthetic movements capture the feeling of their changing times,even if the periods don’t _____________ each other perfectly.
So, they both capture the feeling, even if (CONTRAST) they don't ... each other perfectly. Hum... They do something in the same way, but not perfectly --- each other... What could be a good image for this?
Would you like to give it another go?
Both aesthetic movements capture the feeling of their changing times, even if the periods don’t near each other perfectly.
ReplyDeleteIf you’ve never heard of the bands featured you’d be able to guess what kind of music they play.
The style, which includes curly, barely legible lettering, has become synonymous with the psychedelic ‘60s, even if it was created earlier.
The style that resulted from the rejection of industrialization’s “ugliness” went by many different names in different languages.
Art Nouveau often features flat, decorative patterns, feminine figures, and organic motifs often stylized with fluid, abstract forms.
Art Nouveau creators married aesthetics with utility, and believed that no object was too mundane to be beautiful.
Like the late 1800s, the 1960s were a time of cultural upheaval, with San Francisco as its epicenter in the US.
To advertise new bands, it was clear that posters with regular typeface and grayscale photos just were not going to cut it.
By the mid-60s, Art Nouveau was already living a bit of a resurgence, particularly in textiles. For the posters, the artist took some Art Nouveau staples and turned the dial up.
The style the artists picked up on was one full of feminine figures, often nude and with a come hither glance.
They often pulled images directly from the Art Nouveau posters, replacing their soft pastels with a vibrant, high contrast palette.
The idea of softening edges of the fonts to make them barely legible actually served a purpose: to hold your attention, at least until you made out what was written.
The posters were an easy way of spreading this aesthetic, and the artists behind them became celebrities in their own right.
Still struggling with this one?
ReplyDelete"Both aesthetic movements capture the feeling of their changing times,even if the periods don’t _____________ each other perfectly."
My clue, if you remember, wa the following:
"So, they both capture the feeling, even if (CONTRAST) they don't ... each other perfectly. Hum... They do something in the same way, but not perfectly --- each other... What could be a good image for this?"
And the answer is... "mirror". They don't mirror each other perfectly.
I thought the pronunciation and fast enunciation of this word might cause difficulty, but not that much! Hope you can now add it to your repertoire of expressions of comparison.
Keep it up!