It was really interesting to read about all the many changes that graphic design and art itself has gone through throughout the years leading up to current day. Just like it is in our nature to adapt to the ever-changing world around us, design adapts along with us. In this post, I am highlighting a few forms of graphic design from different points in the past that stuck out to me throughout the reading. Aestheticism, Cubism, Futurism, and Surrealism. Each one of these forms works off of each other, and gets better and better every change it goes through.<\/p>\n
Although the movement itself wasn’t until 1870, aestheticism<\/a> began all the way back in 1818 with Victor Cousin<\/a>. The purpose of this movement was to find “ideal beauty” and create a greater connection between life itself and art. It encouraged artists to reject the traditional expectations of art pieces and explore their self expression. That is what drew me to highlight this form. Especially in todays society, an artist’s self expression in their art is extremely important because it is what sets them apart from everyone else and allows their best work to come out.<\/p>\n\n\t\t