Annotated Biography on Bruce Mau, the Canadian Designer
Archer, Sarah. “Craft, Class, and Acculturation at the Greenwich House Settlement.”The
Journal of Modern Craft, vol. 4, no. 3, 5 July 2011, pp. 231-249.
The author in this journal explains how art has the potential to be so much more if students taking up art classes were made to understand the impact of art on society. Also, the journal also focuses on the integration of old ideas from the past and new ones to empower the field of design.
Asia Art Archive. “Bibliography of Modern and Contemporary Art Writing of South Asia.”
Home, 5 Feb.-Mar. 2016, aaa.org.hk.Accessed 6 Feb. 2016.
The article is based on an ongoing research project aimed at collecting various bibliographies on the history of art across all regions in South Asia. The findings are intended to help scholars, researchers and artists gain a deeper understanding of the world of art. Artists especially would gain knowledge that would aid them to make informed decisions regarding all their pieces.
Hyde, Rory. Future Practice: Conversations from the Edge of Architecture. Routledge, 2012,
- 29, 78, 91, 92.
The book focuses on many factors that are emerging today to make artists engage new design outcomes and collaborations and moving away from the traditional methods of working in the design field. Designers today are taking up a more entrepreneurial approach to art and using education and research to improve their work.
Kocur, Zoya, and Simon Leung.Theory in Contemporary Art Since 1985. John Wiley &
Sons, 2012, pp. 114, 116.
This book analyzes in depth the role of contemporary art in the field of design and how it has evolved in the recent past. The authors have also included details of how art is affected by trends such as politics, ecological changes, feminism, and technology. There has been much advancement globally regarding diversity, and this book explains how artists of today incorporate such factors into their art and designs.
Mau, Bruce, and Jennifer Leonard.Massive Change.Phaidon P, 2010.
In this book, the author illustrates an exhibition intended to use design as a method to address different issues in the society related to social, economic and political systems. The idea is to incorporate new technologies and approaches to come up with solutions to problems like poverty and environmental sustainability.
Mau, Bruce. Incomplete Manifesto for Growth.Lulu.com, 2014, pp. 73, 75.
The author acknowledges different ways through which upcoming graphic designers can keep working especially during tough times when they feel like giving up. Mau insists that to grow, one should allow the changing events to influence a change in his or her work. The field of design can be tough, but with the right attitude, success is not an option.