Publishers such as Ambroise Vollard commissioned members of the School of Paris, among them Braque, Matisse, Bonnard, and Picasso, to illustrate books in which the illustrator worked closely with highly skilled craftsmen to create colourful, original, limited editions, which, while they sometimes may fail as readable books, achieve admirable success as visual decoration.
The visual decorations included two arcades, one shining as a sun, to represent the king, the other as a moon, to represent the newlyweds.
The style, concerned with creating rich visual effects through decoration, was characterized by a predominance of vertical lines in stone window tracery, enlargement of windows to great proportions, and conversion of the interior stories into a single unified vertical expanse.
Until about 1250, Gothic architects concentrated on the harmonious distribution of masses of masonry and, particularly in France, on the technical problems of achieving great height; after that date, they became more concerned with the creation of rich visual effects through decoration.
We selected only filaments that clearly showed decoration by visual inspection.
For some foods, external decorations can be primarily used to improve the food's visual presentation, for others, decorations are a vital part of the food's flavor.
In addition to the visual effect of the decorations, it's important to create a good atmosphere through sound and smell.
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Visual art forms ranged from decoration on items of daily use, such as baskets and tools, to elaborate rock paintings and rock engravings.
New York's apartments in all their odd sizes, shapes and locations continue to be obsessed over in the new series, with objects and decorations acting as visual aids to enrich the story and character development.
When David Butow decided to spend 2012 traveling the world to photograph Buddhism, he knew there would be a rich abundance of visual material: colorful clothing, vibrant decorations and precisely choreographed rituals.
