- naturalistic objective photography
- vectorised and digitalised imagery
- urban scenes with naturalistic elements
- texture details of natural forms
Simulation and categorising of nature objects in a digital fashion. This is a catalogue of natural forms, as seen in specimen tray in museums. This can link to helping architects with the design of spaces, the natural world and the urban can be blended seamlessly. The more nature in the designs the more attractive they look as a prospect for the future. Architects also use models of passerby's as a way to portray who they want to attract to that area.
Work links to the outdoor world and arguable taxonomy. That the real world is preserved. The arts and crafts movement also made use of the outdoor resources available.
Bauman- 'The outsiders'
The culture of outdoors faces the elements but still can be artificial. E.g. clamping, not camping. We want a version of the outdoors which suits our lifestyle. A designed environment which works for us, the duvet and red hair in the book front cover denotes the comfortable nature we seek. Our outdoor experiences are being more and more engineered, e.g. tents and expeditions, its much more structured and mediated than an actual engagement with the natural world. The nature is experienced in a mediated form. Romantic and iconic approach to our outside world and how we experience it.
Pastoral Landscapes
Designed as a cultivated farm land- with life stock. It is bored and territorialised, and reflects still a capture of nature that is clear and designed. An example of this is the screensaver and screens seen on Google Chrome Cast. They are pastoralised as they are serene natural landscapes, general soft and very hospitable. Its a more conservative form of artwork. The sublime image as an opposition to pastoral we see is formulated from the re-tellng of stories, in which nature is seen to dwarf us, and feel threatened by. This was fuelled by people taking deviated routes on "The Grand Tour", and emphasising the magnitude of the nature they have seen. See next subheading.
Romantic Landscapes
Casper David Friedrich- Wanderer above the sea of fog.
This is an example of sublime. Nature is foregrounded along with the power of imagination. Gives us a different vision of our place within nature, as described as a contest above. The image below was heavily forgone in the book "The Outsiders".
Crafts- artistic guilds
Movement (1880-1914). Tied to the idea of handiwork and material ways of engaging with objects. Therefore a lot of carving occurred, the handmade element was its defining characteristics. E.g. William Morris. The arts movement has had lots of patterns copied and industrially produced cheaply for a larger market. Artisan as a 'buzz word' has become popular again, with emphasis on personal arts and the craft of making things.
