For my Concepts of Design Class we gathered at the Met and had a great tour of a few of the galleries from our prof., Il Kim. It was wonderful to actually see what we have been leaning and reading about.
Today, during my special studies Letterforms class, my professor, Tony Dispigna, who is a master of hand drawn Spencerian script, chose my name to draw as the example for the class!! I was so honored. Here are some pictures!!
For my thesis I am examining the role that pattern plays within the field of communications design. For the history part of the thesis I am researching Islamic pattern art, in addition to other parts of art history. As part of my research I went to The Metropolitan Museum of Art’s new wing on the Art of the Arab Lands, Turkey, Iran, Central Asia, and Later South Asia. Here are some of the photos that I took.
Over the weekend I was flipping through the New York Times Magazine and came across some images that were so striking that I had to share… these are just beautiful. Edward Burtynsky is the photographer and here is a link to the article.
For the final assignment of the class we could pick any topic and explore it. Over the semester I have been totally fascinated by patterns… here is what I came up with:
First, I made some on the computer:
Next I printed some patterns on fabric:
Lastly I did some printmaking:
