Art and Design

To have art without design is almost impossible. Design is everywhere including composition, theme, pattern, ect. Obviously in a text class design is important; it helps the viewer to decide where to direct their eye. Design can determine if your work is comprehensive to others or a big ball of confusion. Other than a text artist I think Kehinde Wiley does a great job with design. He takes a person that he meets on the street and asks them if they want to be a model for his work. He then has them pose as a figure that they find in history books. He creates these contemporary images with an influence of period pieces. His work would not be as creative without his design. Luckily enough for the students in the text and publishing class Wiley is featured in the Toledo Museum of Art collection.