Ceramics
WHAT IS: Arts and Crafts
In England, during the second half of the nineteenth century, painter, writer, textile designer and social activist William Morris (1834-1896) became the spiritual leader of a revival in arts and crafts that encompassed all the visual arts, including architecture and interiors.
WHAT IS: Modernism
Modernism is a term the art and design community of the contemporary western world has adopted to describe a diverse range of architectural and interior decorative styles, as well as applied and graphic arts, which were created between 1880 and 1940 on an international scale.
Modernism demands that there is a distinction between interior architecture and [...]
FREE – Six Online Videos – Evolution Art, Design & Style
We’re delighted to announce that for a limited time only, we’re offering the first six parts of our acclaimed course of study, the EVOLUTION OF ART, DESIGN & STYLE to you and your friends absolutely free. We invite your participation and welcome your comment. You can watch them on your computer and enjoy the sumptuous imagery and beautiful music.
Ming to Mayhem – Wares of the China Trade
The enthusiasm the English, European and American trade market displayed for oriental goods from the seventeenth to the nineteenth centuries inspired the invention of porcelain in the west and established the whimsical stylistic language known as Chinoiserie, which affected designs for architecture, interiors and gardens.
Masterpiece London – A Stroke of Genius?
In facing the crisis of the global economic downturn a brave group in London have come up with Masterpiece London, a whole new way of marketing fine quality wares by showcasing the most covetable objects in the world: traditional and modern, old and new, from the finest of fine and decorative art to the best of wines, classic cars, jewellery and contemporary design.
Online Video Course
Adapted for Online Video Presentation, the groundbreaking course the Evolution of Art, Design & Style is illustrated by sumptuous imagery and backed by marvelous music. This unique course of study looks at how western culture its attitudes and philosophies, its fashions and passions developed for over two in relationship to historical events, intellectual and spiritual ideas, other cultural influences and societal change.
Women of Influence: Empress Josephine
An impressive woman in her own right, Marie Joséphine Rose Tascher de la Pagerie de Beauharnais (1763-1814) or Josephine (as Napoleon decided she should be known) would aid, through her influence and abilities, Napoleon Bonaparte’s route to power and have a profound influence on the future of horticulture.
Art, Design & Style
Online Video Course for Members
Backed by sumptuous imagery and beautiful music the Evolution of Art, Design & Style On Line Video Course surveys, from antiquity to the contemporary age, the evolution of western architecture, gardens, interiors, including paintings and sculpture, furniture and furnishings, costume, jewellery, textiles, ceramics and beautiful objet d’art in chronological order of their development and in their relationship to other cultures – intellectually, philosophically and spiritually.
Art, Design & Style – A Window to the World
Starting on April 21 at the Culture Concept Circle we will be releasing Defining Civilization, the first two part session of our acclaimed arts appreciation course of study the Evolution of Art, Design & Style. Presented with sumptuous imagery and beautiful music, in an exciting new On Line Video format, we aim to open a window on a whole new world.
Vanity fair, but where is Mr Darcy?
By the close of the eighteenth century archaeological investigations in Europe and Egypt were revealing more and more about the ‘antique’ past. The expansion of knowledge about antiquity revealed that ancient artists and writers had been accustomed to free expression in their work, with religion and honour paramount to any society’s daily existence.
