A Creative Project in the Design of Printed Textiles for Contemporary Interiors
| dc.contributor.author | Dow, Merlin G. | |
| dc.date.accessioned | 2023-05-29T17:50:20Z | |
| dc.date.available | 2023-05-29T17:50:20Z | |
| dc.date.issued | 1947-06 | |
| dc.description | 16 pages | en_US |
| dc.description.abstract | The artist has sought in this project to create printed textiles for conetmporary interiors through organization and structure within space. To build in space he has regarded the fabric itself the center of the spatial field and has allowed a controlled play of opposing forces behind, before, and through this field. He has related the positive space to the negative space, making the void as important a consideration as the solid. To aid in the control of space, he has employed the scale variations, the inertia, the tensions, the overlapping, the Interpenetration, and the transparency of planes and lines. He has accentuated color, taking into account both the physical properties and the psychological functions native to color. He has stressed the natural texture of the material upon which the designs were printed, the specific texture within the designs themselves, and the total textural effects of entire printed samples. Be has sought unity and rhythm and movement in the single design motif as well as the entire printed sample by means of repetition and variation of the elements with which he worked. He has attempted to maintain the qualities inherent in printed textiles, both as they appear In the total flat design area and as they appear in a particular function. He has tried to achieve vitality through boldness of contrast as well as through subtlety of relationships. Realizing that all elements In each design have a dynamic inter relationship, he has considered relativity one of the foremost qualities of organization, to increase interest in this creative project, and because he did not have specific practical problems, such as commissions, with which to work, he has attempted to design for as great a variety of situations as possible within the limits of the handprint processes for textiles. | en_US |
| dc.identifier.uri | https://hdl.handle.net/1794/28325 | |
| dc.language.iso | en | en_US |
| dc.publisher | University of Oregon | en_US |
| dc.rights | Creative Commons BY-NC-ND 4.0-US | en_US |
| dc.subject | creative project | en_US |
| dc.subject | hand-print textiles | en_US |
| dc.title | A Creative Project in the Design of Printed Textiles for Contemporary Interiors | en_US |
| dc.type | Thesis / Dissertation | en_US |