DSDN 171- Blog 3

In the picture above shows a unique English Rococo style silver serving dish dating back to the 1890’s. The ornately and elegantly decorated silver serving dish displays rococo design throughout the object with the top outer rim and the handle decorated in a beautiful shaped leaf design and rope running around the edges. The silver dish has a symmetrical look on the base and lid with the same leaf pattern repeated on all four of the corners with rope design running along the edges to tie it into the design. The handle on the top is able to be removed and has an asymmetrical look with the ornate design. The same elegant leaf patterns are shaped in the handle as the four matching corners are on the dish base. The lid fits into the bottom trey with the lining of rope design following around the rim of the lid. With all the delicate style of the silverware it was handcrafted by skilled labourers in the silver company, Folgate. The designs sculpted into the silverware defeat the purpose of what the object is used for having leaves decorating and displaying the elegance of the rococo style. The dishes purpose is for serving food, keeping it either hot or cold, the leaf and rope design doesn’t tie in to what the object is used for but displaying its rococo style and for it to look beautiful. I believe that this silver serving dish works well despite the rococo style not relating to its purpose, it gives it beauty and ability to be displayed because of its unique craft.

Worthpoint corporation. (2012). 7 piece England Folgate silver plated tea set W/trey. Retrieved from http://www.worthpoint.com/worthopedia/7-piece-england-folgate-silver-plated-tea-set-w


Silver marks, Hallmarks & makers' marks. (2010). Retrieved from Http://www.925-1000.com/index.html

Blog 2 - DSDN 171

Single author book

Lewisohn, C. (2008). Street art: The graffiti revolution. London: Tate.

The book Street art: The graffiti revolution explores and explains the differences between two forms of art with how text based graffiti appeals to a certain crowed where street art is more dedicated to a wide range of people. It is a book with more about the different forms of graffiti art and street art then others that have more pictures and less information.

Journal article

Sims, J. (2008). Street art comes indoors. Street art comes indoors, 1(1).

This journal article is about how graffiti and street art is making it into museums and copies are being sold to the public. Artist names are being known and prices for certain pieces are selling for a great deal of money. He explains how celebrities such as Brad Pitt have noticed graffiti art, buying into their own taste of it.

Edited book

Deitch, J. , Gastman, R. , & Rose, A. (2011). Art in the streets. New York, NY: Skira Rizzol.

The edited book is about how the authors displayed street art movements in the museum Contemp art Los Angeles and the link between hip hop music and graffiti and street art in Bronx and skateboarding in Southern California.

Website

Guetta, T. (n.d). Amusement art. Retrieved from Http://www.Mrbrainwash.com

This website is about a French street artist Thierry Guetta who got hooked into the love of street art. He first began filming street artists such as Invader, Shepard fairey and Banksy but now makes his own prints and sells his own work to the public. He also still remains weatpasting and doing stencil art around where he lives in Los Angeles.


Image


Banksy. (2011). If graffiti changed anything it would be illegal. [Stencil art/ photography]. Received from http://www.banksy.co.uk/outdoors/index1.html

This image showing stencil art graffiti was taken in London, 2011. The famous graffiti artist Banksy catches the public's attention once again with a message displaying what he thinks.