Monday, January 5, 2009

Minimalist aesthetic in art and design

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I love these old ads for BMW, read an article in the Sunday times yesterday entitled "Design Loves a Depression" got me thinking about positive affects of an economic downturn on both art and design. These cars are a result of BMW's design, post World War II during some of Germany's hardest years. I love the clean simplicity, nothing there but what works. They're obviously in true Bauhaus aesthetic breaking things down to form following function. Hopefully our current economic downturn will inspire a similar minimalist approach.

In art as in design a unified vision is more appealing than a collection of parts.

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6 comments:

  1. Joy (a.k.a. The Monkey)January 5, 2009 at 7:24 PM

    I love your kitties!

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  2. Two Happy StampersJanuary 5, 2009 at 7:28 PM

    Very true! Your kitties are very cute!

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  3. AngieJanuary 5, 2009 at 7:32 PM

    bauhaus cats, love it!

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  4. equivoqueJanuary 5, 2009 at 8:31 PM

    very sweet
    --equivoque (at etsy)

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  5. Kim CaroJanuary 5, 2009 at 9:22 PM

    ahhh :)

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  6. The SpicersJanuary 8, 2009 at 12:08 PM

    I thought that Times article was interesting too. Maybe this recession will weed out some of the more self-conscious design-y stuff, and bring back good old utilitarian simplicity.

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