Dystopia

Dystopia

 Dystopia could be described as  someones Hell.

 An imperfect World. 

 Maybe living in a dysfunctional society.

 The modern era and todays society to a large degree could be described as this.

 Injustice and  World wars could also be described as  dystopia.

 A breakdown in morals  and bad attitude are possibly other examples.

 Crime , Murder and frightening and threatening behaviour are examples of what dystopia could be.



  

Utopia

Utopia

 Utopia can be described as  Heaven in some peoples eyes.
Other possible examples of utopia could be  someones perception of World peace.

 The Garden of Eden, a peaceful walk in the woods, or the view of the sea.
A warm sunny day could be an example of this.

There are many examples of  peoples utopia, eash and every one of us having our own images and ideals of what Utopia is or could be.

The Industrial Revolution.

The Industrial revolution took place from the 18th and the 19th Century.

This changed the way manufacturing,agriculture,manufacturing, mining, transportation, and technology were utilised.

There was growth in income notably for the ordinary class people and with it came a population boom .

In the late 18th Century  manual based labour shifted toward machine based work.

Things began to change in the textile industries and other areas such as coal manufacturing and the use of  different forms of transportation such as  using Canals, Trains, and  better roads, enhancing output of work.

Steam power and water wheels and powered machinery along with metal  machine tools  further increased output which spread across  Western Europe and North America.

 The printing press was invented in the Holy Empire by the German Johannes Gutenberg around 1440, based on existing screw presses. He started out as a blacksmith.. before developing the printing press.



    Johannes Gutenberg's  Printing press

Johannes Gutenberg {1398 – February 3, 1468}



The Great Wave 

 (神奈川沖浪裏, Kanagawa Oki Nami Ura^?, lit. "Under a Wave off Kanagawa"),

The great wave, or also know as the wave.

Designed by Japanese artist.Katsushika Hokusai. Born in 1760  in Edo.

The Great wave has also been credited as the Birth of the poster.

This is from the Edo period ,19th century.

Edo renamed Tokyo from 1868, when the shogunate[military generals or dictarors}  era came to an end

The area in which the image is depicted  is near Mount Fuji.The mountain itself can be seen in the background of the picture.

It looks like an image of a Tsunami but is probably  as the title stipulates a large  wave of the sea  which can be seen persuing the boats in the picture..

The deisgn is a woodblock print.The colour is described as woodcut.

The  actual dimension of the picture is 25.7cm x 37.8 cm {10.1 in x 14.9 in}.

The style of Art Hokusai used has certainly been influenced by the Art Nouveu movement.

A great many prints of the great wave can be seen in quite a few Western Art collections in places like Londons British Museum, the Metroploitan  Art Museum in New York City and  Claude Monet's house in Giverny in France.,

 Katsushika Hokusai died in 1849 aged 88.

A truly innovative designer who lead the way for  many great Artists after him, and whose influence can still be seen in some of  todays designers work.

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The Mysterious geographic of Jasper Morello

This Oscar nominated Australian Gothic animation mystery filmed in silhouette,and directed by Anthony Lucas,tells the story of Jasper Morello, a navigator with a chequered past,who flees his homeland in search of redemption, and in a quest to save his ill wife.

Jasper Morello embarks on a journey to find new opportunity en route.
Jaspers crew includes an eccentric biologist, are blown off courseand find themselves abandoning ship and ending up on an Island.
Jasper encounters a giant creature which happens to be a cure for the wretched plague, and battle commences.

A gripping story unravels.

Film released ,January 20th 2005 . Duration 26 minutes.


Synopsis.

My general thoughts on the film were  it was unusual in that it was animated in silhouette which i personally had not come across before.
Interesting that the film was also set in a style not too disimiliar to Tim Burton animations.
Dark , Gothic and intriguing from start to finish.