my textile design works

Innovators , Strivers

I Choose a design project from this year is Called culture project. And i Choose two “types” from the table are Innovators and Strivers. Innovator is self-confident risk-takers, seeking new and different things,setting their own targets to achieve. When I started the culture project , I took a search of information, interviews then got some conclusions. Such as Some typical example of cultural art forms, opera, church and so on. First, from among them we should find interesting things, such as patterns, pattern, color, etc., and then through our own innovative, bold reform, to design our own things. Everyone will have their own different perspective. We can see things that are not the same, so get something it is not the same. This is a process of exploring.

Striver is sattaching importance to image and status, as a means of enabling acceptance by their peer group, at the same time holding onto traditional values. For example in this culture work, striver will be analysis of culture very deeply. Or traditional values based on historical data to analyze. Then divided into many types of culture. Culture is a group (which may be national, it can be people, businesses, households) in the period of time to form thoughts, ideas, behavior, customs, habits, representatives, and from this group as a whole consciousness of radiation out of all activities. Then they may discuss the importance of culture, and then see where is the key points and learn from. Where is the value. And with peer or different people discuss.When they get a clear answer then undertake to do the project.

Writing up 2

　　　　　　　　　　

This year we have a design work called culture project. For this project we are asked that we should explore the word “culture” as a starting point, to explore its meaning and then embark on a visual, exploratory and explanatory journey. Culture generally refers to patterns of human activity and symbolic structure that give such activities significance and importance. Culture can be understood as systems of symbols and meanings. Culture can be defined as all the ways of life including arts, beliefs and institutions of a population that are passed down from generation to generation. Culture has been called the way of life for an entire society. As such, it includes codes of manners, dress, language, religion, rituals, norms of behavior such as law and morality, and systems of belief as well as the art. For this project, we asked choose one of 3 themes centred around the word culture. Symbolic Hybrids, Architecture and the urban landscape and Beneath the surface.

I really interested in Symbolic Hybrids. I am a Chinese student. I naturally thought of the typical Chinese culture. China has a long history. So, the representative of the culture is so many. So I learned to use our approach, the mind map from semester 1, go to my ideas and inspiration drawn bit by bit, write it down. First of all, I think a lot of things. For example, Beijing opera, calligraphy, poetry, Wu Shu, paper cutting, ceramics, couplets, paintings, courtyard and so on. I think these can reflect China's unique cultural characteristics. Then I put them on paper, respectively. And then from these few point of view, divergent my thinking. For example, from calligraphy that I thought its color, is black. Material is ink. There are many calligraphic fonts. Each form is very different, there are coarse or refined. Generally written in calligraphy is on Xuan paper. The Four Treasures of China is famous for, namely, brush, ink, paper and inkslab. So I think if my design work can take advantage of Xuan paper and ink, plus a variety of fonts to paint the shape, but also a good idea. From the calligraphy I also thought of the Chinese tradition of ink painting. like this method, I just write my own thoughts and feelings on the paper. Finally I am more interested in Beijing opera facial masks. Because it is a very special art. The performers through their face make up to represent the different roles and personalities. Each one has its own meaning of facial masks. Different colors and patterns represent different character traits. So I want to learn this pattern, pattern, color. Applied them in my textile design. These are just the Chinese culture and art form. I think it could also learn from other countries, some of the cultural forms. They can compared. So I see a number of books information, looking for pictures on the internet, look at other countries art if they have some face mask art like China have. Then I get the color painting in Africa, The traditional Japanese woman’s face make up and so on. Then I have my project topic face visual feast. And then write their different characteristics, and then summed up the application in my works. Last semester I use this method mind map to develop my ideas. I also ues the method called brain storm. I bought a lot of notes of paper, and with team to discuss. When we have something in mind , we write in the notes on paper, and pasted to the wall. It is very clearly to help us to sort out ideas. In this way, thoughts can open, and we got a lot of thing. I also read lots of books and magazines.

If this time I can do it again, I want to choose the interview. In fact, my own knowledge is not so extensive. A lot of knowledge I do not know. This esoteric things like the culture, it is too difficult for me to understand. Perhaps I only know that on the one hand, a little bit. So I think we should be able to interview some teachers and researchers like this staff, because they are knowledgeable. They can be very clearly told me that I want to answer. The last time we did the interview, I have asked a teacher, he gave me the answer is very professional. He has his own unique insight. Unlike most of the respondents answers are very casual, very superficial. So I think I can based on their professional answers then analysis, sorting, integrated. And then select the one most interested in my own research. Of course, I also thought about using observation methods. But it looks a not very realistic way. Because I do not know what is cultural art form. So, I don not know where to begin. I do not know what should be observed. But I can first interview. I got some of what they call the representation of culture and arts. Then I can have the purpose to observe. I can observe the characteristics of each kind of art, and all of their similarities and differences. So I think interview is pretty useful.

Actually, my design study is talk about the mask. Mask has its own meanings and spirits. My studio brief is face art. They have close link. I think it is quite interesting. For the future, in my design project and design study, I'll try to use interviews, observation, mind map these methods. Select the appropriate method. Because they are really useful. They can help me analyze the ideas and inspiration. They can afford me a lot of information.

Now I feel that I was just a design student. Most time is to learn the works of masters. Then make some satisfied things that I think. Now I do not feel that I am a designer. Because many of my ideas is still very childish, very immature. When I consider something is still relatively simple. So, I still have to work harder.

Bibliography:

The Culture of Traditional China , Xi An

The Peking Opera, wang yin

The Art of the Cameroon, Washington,Haddom

Act of the upper, Meudon

The way of the masks, London, Lewis

Laga Culture, Bleakley

Life and art, Kilenge

Spirits and kings, Meudon

Different Culture, Kassel

The power of art, Barbier

Mask system, Guiart

Sculpture, Heurley

Writing up 1

Last semester my essay is talk about the mask. Mask is a symbol of people's inner world. It is cross all over the world, and it is a past and present an important cultural phenomenon. It has a rich cultural connotation and unique external form. It is valued by the academic community. Mask is a special area of the arts. It first appeared in a very remote past. Many tribes and tribal masks are often combined to sculpture and painting to create works quite exciting. Human wearing a mask for several thousand years of history. The first mask may result from hunting activities. In order to facilitate closer to their prey, hunters disguised themselves with masks of various animals. Folk activities around the world, people tend to use the mask to appear as a ghost and all kinds of strange birds and monsters, in order to express the forces of nature worship or in the imagination to conquer the forces of nature. Some of the folk opera performances, the mask is still a major make-up tool. Such as in China，Guizhou, in opera, and so on. Mask has its meaning and spirit. The mask is not just mask on the face. It is a kind of art. It is man who is most fascinated by man. Since he is puzzled by his own being, he is most preoccupied with himself. His self-reflection, which he tries to penetrate, understand, and love, never quite leaves him. Mask has a long history and cultural values. I feel myself have a strong curiosity for the different masks. I like their different shape, pattern, color. So I would like to in-depth understanding its heart, to learn more wider implication.

Lord Byron once said: can not forget the elegance of Venice had: the joy of paradise, people drink, the Italian Supreme's fancy dress party. Masks as a part in Venetian’ life. When People go out, both men and women, they must don the mask, put on cloak. Mask to cover up the true identity of everyone, so people can afford to thumb, wanton spree. Well-known Chinese writer Lu Xun in his book says, "they maintain their 'order' of the prison, they tear up their 'civilized' mask." This mask is means camouflage. Victor Hugo once said, Only the human mind is real. Strictly speaking, as the appearance is merely a mask, the real person inside the person. Walter Sorell in his book The mask in the arts told us, It is a perceptive and wide ranging investigation of the magic and mystery of the mask and in particular of the universal significance of the concept of the mask as it is and has been expressed in the arts. Masks play a vital part in the religious and social activities of many primitive societies throughout the world. It also sometimes is the role of camouflage.

This semester we have learned many ways to further our own research. For example, experiments, observations, interviews and so on. This time, I have studied is the mask behind the story and it has a different meaning and artistic value. My approach is to use an interview. I think the interview is more suited to the theme of my research. Interview was a very common modern means of communication, through the interviews we can know a person's many stories and living environment and so on. Interview allows the interviewer and the interviewee a good communication between, you can also make more people understand the interviewer, you can also let others share the person being interviewed a lot of experience (such as entrepreneurial experience, work experience, life experience, etc. ), Today, an interview is an essential way. Use the interview method, I can go to the representation of different places such as Africa, Asia, Europe and other places to interview the original inhabitants of the local artists. And they share my ideas and put forward my question. Then they can according to their own knowledge and experience tells me that I want to know. Because the masks has a different meaning and story of this issue I have no way to do their own experiments or observation. Because I do not know what is meaning in it. I am not the person that nurtured by mask art. I do not have that experience. I can not imagined. So I have to learn from other people's ideas and stories. I need to listen to the experience of others and their lives. By understanding them, I can be classified as a conclusion. Observation is to recognize an important method of objective things. People's wealth of knowledge acquired through observation. With the general observation that the observer of the phenomena observed to go through summary, comparison, analysis, research, things can only have a relatively complete understanding of the profound and thus to retain its essence. But for my research questions, observation, if more difficult. Because i did not understand, ijust can get the most superficial observation of the phenomenon, such as masks look, shape, color, but I can not observe the inner meaning . Therefore, this method does not help me understand my research.

So I think these were the best way is to interview. But there are some minor problems in progress. Interviews will be subject to conditionality. The constraints of space and time. They also show a time-synchronization. Of course, may be Interviewee very shy and tension. So interviewee does not want communication. So, the interviewer needs to make every effort to create a comfortable environment, patient and talk to them. Do not create tense and serious atmosphere. The interviewer can create a number of jokes make they happy, let them relax.
To sum up, I discussed my research object, the meaning of the value of the mask. And I intend to use the method, and why I use this method, each method different, and other ways deficiencies. In short, the study process will take a careful and serious attitude. In order to obtain better conclusion.

assignment 4

This assignment our task is interview. This assignment asks us to interact directly with ordinary people in the form of interviews. We can take notes, sketchs, video and so on. We have a lot of topics that we can choose one of them. I choose the ' How do magazines influence people's ideas of design and taste?'

When i went to the coffee shop on weekend, i saw a man sit in there by himself,. So , i am very polite to asked him if i can take interview with him, and just some few simple questions. He was very nice and asked me sit down. Well, actually, it is a difflcult question. Because when i asked him are you usually read magazine ? he told me just sports. Then i asked him How do magazines influence your ideas of design or taste? He thought a long time, and told me. Wa~ it was a hard question to me. Because i am a business man. I don not know. Maybe, I just heard from other people and magzines said this product is good, then i will buy. I always follow mainstream. I believe them. So if it has the bad value or evaluation i will not buy it. So it is my taste. After his answer, I thought a lot of well-known brands, such as apples, Lv, Chanel and so on. Many of my friends and relatives will think it is well-known brands. Something good quality, high credit, it would be to buy those things. Then, i keep asking him, How magaznine influence your other aspects? Do you like read magzines or how often you buy it? And are you think you benefit from it? He was very patient with me, and answered me. Reading sprots magazine is his hobby. He can get some useful and funny imformations from it. It can waste his time and he can relax himself in it. He is not sure it can influence his life or something. He buy it just once a week. Then i thanks for him and went away.

Next people is a teacher that i meet her in the library. I asked her what difference between magazine and other things like newspaper. She told me the magazine's readers do not like the newspapers large, but smaller categories, professional and strong. Readership and target is so clear. Magazine's contents have a greater tendency, professional, different magazines, generally in the vast regions, with different and relatively stable level readers. For example photography magazine, readers to photography-based industry and amateur photographers, so the photographic equipment ads posted in photography magazines, advertising object with the magazine's readers closer to effectively fight these readers become the purchase with this product customers.Magazine is the publication on a regular basis, issuing a longer period, there are weekly, biweekly, monthly, quarterly, semi-annual, or even annual, thus affecting the advertising spread. Then i asked her How do magazines influence your ideas of design and taste? She told me she is a drawing teacher. When she read the Film magazine she always focus on Humanity and drama. The audience's entertainment-oriented design applied to her own works.She was very fond of film posters. Because it is a graphic design works of art. Areas with limited space and materials to express all the film is all about. She will pay attention to the film character's clothing, there are different scenes and props. These will have an impact on the design. She often read fashion magazines. She really like see the different pictures , key words, sectense in that magazine. It include colour, pattern, material and so on. It will tell you that fashion elements, trends, change. You will have selectively applied to your design. When she read a travel magazine, when she will pay attention to the new fashion item. Will also note that some natural beauty of the photos, flowers, trees, fish, coral, volcanoes and so on. The structure of these things, colors, are very beauty. She will also look at some well-known buildings. Because it is the old masters. From the texture, physical sense of observation of all aspects. This inspiration will come. She is really a good speaker.

So I felt that magazines, newspapers, television all the media. But their functions and features are different. 1.Watch TV on the eyes and has hurt the newspaper does not look 2.Newspapers recently reported that day are what happened and television reports are always happening around us 3.Some newspapers will make a number of false reports and television will not

Then i also meet a man in library. He really like cartoon magazines. Because he told me it is the Youth culture. Sometimes he will also look at some economy magazines. Purpose is simply to obtain information that will help finance and investment. See more of this magazine will help you observe, analyze and sum up things. Look at the problem from different angles. This can open up thinking, a better understanding of customers. Relatively strong commercial design. When he saw the photograph magazine, he will absorb the patterns, the static images made of dynamic animation.

Finally, I think the magazine to a group of people feel is the pastime. They just followed the trend of progress. Not have their own ideas. Reading magazines will not give them what grade on the increase. And those who think that reading magazines is a way to capture inspiration. At the same time will be according to their design to refine the design elements appropriate for their works.