Week 4: Mindmap 2

Good morning everyone!

In this week's lesson, we were in groups again. But this time, we're in a new group and my group consisted of Hasle and Cheryl. We chose 'The Pursuit Of Happiness'. We were fast enough to pick this topic and at first because we thought it was going to be easy but nope! Eventually we managed to think some of the ideas. First, we started off with the 5Ws and 1H. We were quite confused at first but we did it. We were told to branch the map out and we managed to do a few. After we have completed with everything, we are quite happy and satisfied with our work.

Mind maps are very helpful when it comes to planning. It helps you to organize or sort things out. So you know what you’re supposed to do from top to bottom. Even though it is time consuming, it is better than nothing! You won’t forget what you are going to do next. Since technology has been better and easier, we have the Internet mindmap. So if you don’t have a pen and a paper, you could download any mind map application online. It is very convenient!

Cheryl's blog link: va1m-cheryl.blogspot.com

Hasle's blog link: va1m-hae-seul.blogspot.com

Part II

We were told to do the imindmap version as our homework. Also, improvise it and make it better! So here is mine!

Thanks for reading, bye!

Week 3: Artists Who Broke The Rules

Hello!

These are some of the few examples of artists/designers that have broken the rules in their work.

Example 1:

Paul Poiret was a fashion designer who wouldn’t play by the book. Poiret was constantly evolving his style. He echoed art movement such as Cubism and expressionism in the 1910s in his designs using straight lines and geometry in his fashion. Breaking all known rules, Poiret made column dresses with material in bright blocks of colour. This was a big change for women used to the subtle pastels that were popular in Edwardian society.

Example 2:

Coco Chanel is the classic example of a woman who broke the rules, especially for her time. She disregarded the conventions of her time period and created her own fashion perspective. She created a world where luxury and comfort go hand-in-hand. This pioneer of fashion will have a long-lasting influence in fashion designs to come, because her style will always stand for what she believed in – simplicity and everlasting elegance.

Example 3:

Picasso is the greatest artist ever. He broke rules and started new forms of art. He was radical, he created an entirely new form of art along with Braque. He broke the rules, he experimented, he painted what was beautiful and interesting. He painted with unmatched energy. He could paint like the masters by the age of 15. He taught the world that art did not have to be real although he could create that way if he chose to. He painted up till the night before he died at age 91. He excelled in more than just painting, he was a great sculptor as well as draftsman. Picasso expanded on numerous art forms and is without question the most talented artist in history along side Michelangelo. 

Reflection!

I've learnt that many people have broken the rules of art! If they didn't, it'd be a common and boring thing to see. There will not be much explorations if they hadn't broken the rules. Firstly, the artists have to learn the rules properly before breaking them. We also do not learn just by following the rules. We have to do it or by falling over. With the broken rules, we could at least see how the artists came up with new ideas and how it has changed the lives of people. People would also remember how creative and artistic these people were back then.

Thanks for reading!

Sources:

http://www.debate.org/opinions/was-picasso-the-greatest-artist-of-all-time

http://www.thegroundmag.com/how-coco-chanel-broke-the-rules/

http://www.queensofvintage.com/the-man-who-broke-the-rules-fashion-designer-paul-poiret/

Week 2: Mindmap/Brainstorming

Good evening!

Brainstorming actually means that when groups of people meet to generate new ideas around a specific area of interest. People are allowed to think freely and to move into new areas of thoughts. Creating numerous of new ideas and solutions. All of the ideas are to write down and no criticizing. After it is all done, the ideas will then be evaluated.

So in class, we did a brainstorming activity with our own group. In my group, we have Raj and Syafiq. The topic that we chose is 101 ways to Cross roads. We were too late to choose the one that we wanted so we ended up with Cross Roads. So, we had to come up with ideas that are pretty ridiculous. It doesn’t matter if they didn’t make any sense because that is what brainstorming is! By doing this, I’ve learnt that we shouldn’t be afraid of what people think. Just do it! Well, it wasn't too bad. Even though at first we were struggling to think of any ideas. Slowly, ideas just kept coming and coming and we managed to brainstorm quite a lot. The answers we came up were funny, weird and quite interesting!

Thank you for reading! Bye!

Syafiq's blog link: http://syafiqslm.blogspot.com

Raj's blog link: http://va1m-raj.blogspot.com