Gaafer, R., Amin, M. (2023). Using manual methods to produce weaving hangings inspired by African art. International Design Journal, 13(5), 271-291. doi: 10.21608/idj.2023.312435
Rania Rashad Tawakol Gaafer; Marwa Adel Amin. "Using manual methods to produce weaving hangings inspired by African art". International Design Journal, 13, 5, 2023, 271-291. doi: 10.21608/idj.2023.312435
Gaafer, R., Amin, M. (2023). 'Using manual methods to produce weaving hangings inspired by African art', International Design Journal, 13(5), pp. 271-291. doi: 10.21608/idj.2023.312435
Gaafer, R., Amin, M. Using manual methods to produce weaving hangings inspired by African art. International Design Journal, 2023; 13(5): 271-291. doi: 10.21608/idj.2023.312435
Using manual methods to produce weaving hangings inspired by African art
1Lecturer at Spinning, Weaving, and Knitting Department - Faculty of Applied Arts - Damietta University- Egypt.
2Lecturer at Spinning, Weaving, and Knitting Department - Faculty of Applied Arts - Damietta University- Egypt.
Abstract
African art is a living experience, as it is the link between the physical and spiritual life of the African artist. In many African cultures, art is inseparable from the lives of people, and the form of artwork varies between cultural environments, as its artistic expression comes in different forms such as sculpture, painting, architecture, and weaving. African art has played an important role in the culture and history of the world, where modern European art movements such as cubism and expressionism have developed as a result of their influence on African art. Life and the African artist were influenced by the surrounding geographical and climatic nature as well as cultural legacies and religious beliefs, in addition to his strong influence on customs and traditions that had the greatest impact on shaping his conscience and thus clearly affected all the arts and fields in which he excelled, such as leather works, pottery works and wood carvings. And ivory and metal artifacts in addition to the craft of weaving and printing and dyeing textiles. Hand weaving is one of the oldest handicrafts that reflects the nature of society and its technical and skillful experience. Despite the tremendous progress in the technological methods of textile manufacturing, hand textiles still have their distinctive character and value that increases day by day, due to their individual character that expresses the creativity of the artist. Through the various weaving methods, techniques, and various materials. A training study was applied to students in the third year in the Department of Spinning, Weaving, and Knitting at the Faculty of Applied Arts, Damietta University in the course “Studies and Environmental Sciences”, where the students were trained on many manual weaving techniques, namely (Punch Needle – String Art - Tapestry) and methods of implementing these methods Weaving pendants using the appropriate tools and materials for each style, and the opinions of specialists in the produced pendants were determined by measuring the extent to which the quality of the work was achieved in terms of aesthetics and functionality and determining the best manual method that was used to highlight the aesthetic and functional aspects of the pendants of an African character.
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