Artworks are here classified according to the creative process behind them, partially identified by Bruno Munari in the late 1970s.
This is an extra content, and it is best understood if you already have looked at the Chapter 4 of the book before tackling it.
01. Opposites
02. Visual or functional similarities
03. Change of scale, context, material etc…
04. Combine or repeat, same or different parts
05. Collections
07. Mixture of the examples above
01. Opposites:
the use of contraries and opposites are the most elementary expression of creativity. And perhaps the oldest form.
The world upside down , ca. 1820
Laurel and Hardy, a fat / skinny couple, ca. 1940
A Priest and Nun sharing a romantic kiss, Oliviero Toscani, ca. 1990
From the series “contradictions”, Filippo Minelli ca. 2007
More examples to come
02. Visual or functional similarities:
this is a clear case that shows how ordinary things can be seen differently. You will never look at bikes the same way again!
Ingre’s Violin – Man Ray, ca. 1924
Picasso, Bull’s Head, 1942
Chema Madoz, ca. 2011
Jonna Pohjalainen, ca. 2006
Serge Bloch, ca. 2008
Banksy, ca. 2008
Dan Cretu, ca. 2016
03. Change of scale, context, material etc… :
in our mind, every object has its own attributes, properties and functions. In this case creativity is changing one or more of these characteristics: bananas are red and trees are made of plastic.
Fountain – Duchamp, ca. 1917. (Change of context)
Simone Decker, ca. 1999 (Change of scale)
Radford Wallis Design, ca. 2010. (Change of scale)
Sebastian Errazuriz, ca. 2006. (Change of context)
Stefan Zwicky, ca. 2007. (Change of material)
More examples to come
04. Combine or repeat, same or different parts:
Beast from the sea (dragon with 7 heads), ca. 1500
Tadashi Kawamata, ca. 2008
Karen Ryan, ca. 2009
Jim Olson and Alan Maskin, ca. 2009
Maxime Ansiau, ca. 2012
More examples to come
05. Collections:
in this case creativity finds all objects that have something in common. (That “something” might be unnoticed by many)
Eric Tabuchi, ca. 1986
Bernd and Hilla Becher, ca. 2009
Daniel Eatock, ca. 2012
More examples to come
06. Optical illusions:
they are the physical proof of how everything can be seen differently.
Markus Raetz, ca. 2012
More examples to come
07. Mixture of the examples above:
More examples to come
Please note that this list is in progress and these categories are not always so clear and distinct.
It doesn’t aim to categorize all the artworks in the world but it is an effort for making more accessible and understandable the process of creating an art work.
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