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Year Completed
2018
Abstract
2018 Pattern Research Project
Michael Rogers – Golden Age
The Pattern Research Project involves research and analysis of contemporary patterns found in the textiles and wallcoverings of the built interior environment. Patterns use motif, repetition, color, geometry, craft, technology, and space to communicate place, time, and concept. Through this research and analysis, built environments - their designers, occupants, construction, and context - can be better understood.
Michael Rogers, VCU Interior Design BFA 2021, selected the Golden Age pattern for the 2018 Pattern Research Project. The text below is excerpted from the student’s work:
“This pattern was intended as a piece of both propaganda and art and it has an extended audience that can be expanded to include the entire world as artist Ai Weiwei voiced his oppression and the oppressed that do not have a voice in China’s authoritarian state. Similar to historical precedents this wallpaper progression was intended to voice the ongoing strife felt by a group of people. Ai Weiwei has repeatedly used this term in his work, creating pieces is to be shared and seen by the masses in public and private spaces worldwide. This wallpaper pattern is meant to spark discussion on the issues of public versus private, seen globally.”
Geometry
Circular, Organic Forms
Color
white, yellow, orange, black
Craft
printing
Function/Use
wallpaper
Design
Ali Weiwei
Disciplines
Art and Design | Interior Design
Department
VCUarts, Dept. of Interior Design
Date of Submission
10-25-2019
Rights
© The Author