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Year Completed
2018
Abstract
2018 Pattern Research Project
Bella Ayer – Who’s Afraid of St. Luke
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.
Bella Ayer, VCU Interior Design BFA 2021, selected the Who’s Afraid of St. Luke pattern for the 2018 Pattern Research Project. The text below is excerpted from the student’s work:
“The contemporary designer of the patterns “Who’s Afraid of St. Luke” and “Preaching to the Choir” is Christian Philipp Muller, a conceptual artist from Switzerland, currently practicing in Berlin. Muller partnered with Maharam in 2010 for this wallpaper project. Both patterns are inspired by the Antwerp Painters Guild of St. Luke, which was founded in the 14thcentury in the Netherlands. The guild’s symbol is the ox-crest of St. Luke. The ox is a symbol of St. Luke that is seen in religious art throughout Europe. And is also seen in other artwork with speculation of other religious ties. Although there is no specific pattern that is a pr3ecedent for Muller’s patterns, there is plenty of other art containing an ox, both representing St. Luke and other 3religious symbolism.”
Geometry
organic shapes
Color
blue, red, yellow, green
Craft
printing, dyeing
Material
latex, cellulose paper
Function/Use
wallpaper
Pattern Design Era
21st century
Disciplines
Art and Design | Interior Design
Department
VCUarts, Dept. of Interior Design
Date of Submission
10-25-2019
Rights
© The Author