ROUNDISM

My mind has been invaded by the world of art.  What started out to be a simple understanding of paintings, their essence, their hidden meanings, has blossomed into an unquenchable interest.  The other day I came across another style of art called Roundism.  We just finished learning about Cubism.  

Albert Edward Joseph Morgan (born 1933 in England ) was a commercial artist who later developed the unique style he named Roundism.  He designed advertisements for the confectionary company, Cadbury, and also for local papers.  He gained success designing lapel badges.  Morgan based his style around the idea that nature is entirely based around the circle and rounded shapes.  He once stated that man invented the straight line.

Gathering Nets, Lyme Regis
(a town in England)
by Edward Morgan

Riverside Bewdley 
(a town in Worcestershire, England)
by Morgan

Two Fishermen
by Morgan

This adds another element to our beginner's study of art.  It also gives us pause to notice the round shapes in nature and in the material world.  Art opens our eyes to things around us that we might not take time to notice.  

{Corne Akkers, an artist from the Netherlands, is also credited with the early art theory of Roundism.  He was attracted to painting the female form, often combining Roundism with Cubism.}