Woven Structures and Fabric (ART-314)
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Course Description
The class will explore the technical and conceptual potential of fabrics and woven structures in terms of cultural significance, pattern and surface, clothing as metaphor, and the body as an armature for supporting a flexible structure. Students will learn basic fiber techniques, such as backstrap cardweaving, embroidery, coiled basket weaving, and tapestry, while developing ideas and imagery based on personal interests, contemporary fine art, crafts, and the textile collections at the Peabody Museum. There will be an opportunity toward the end of the term to produce wearable art or an installation. Students are expected to attend an informal, open lab one evening a week. Prerequisite: Art 200 or Art 250.
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Recommended Databases
ARTstor [1] includes approximately 500,000 images covering art, architecture and archeology. ARTstor's software tools support a wide range of pedagogical and research uses including: viewing and analyzing images through features such as zooming and panning, saving groups of images online for personal or shared uses, and creating and delivering presentations both online and offline.
Selected Internet Resources
National Gallery of Art houses one of the finest collections in the world illustrating major achievements in painting, sculpture, decorative arts, and works on paper from the Middle Ages to the present. Records on all of the more than 110,000 objects and images of more than 6,000 objects in the collection are available online.
