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Year Completed
2018
Abstract
2018 Pattern Research Project
Kyra Gilchrist – Family Tradition
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.
Kyra Gilchrist, VCU Interior Design BFA 2021, selected the Family Tradition pattern for the 2018 Pattern Research Project. The text below is excerpted from the student’s work:
“Anything can be considered damask as long as it has the general characteristics of the layout. Damask is mainly made from silk, although cotton, linen, wool, and synthetic fibers are also used. The colors used to create the pattern doesn’t have to be monochromatic at all, which makes picking a bold color to separate the foreground and background easier and more unique. It can be recreated digitally, simply for surface design, and handmade by using different techniques such as screen printing or even drawing and printing an image on a surface. The practice of weaving damask patterns developed in countries as a result of trade, colonizing, and mixing of culture. Damask weaving dates back to the 4thand 3rdcenturies.”
Geometry
Waves
Color
brown, white, yellow
Craft
other
Tools
Gunpowder, Fire
Material
Silk, Cotton
Function/Use
wallpaper
Pattern's Place of Origin
Shang Dynasty, China
Pattern Design Era
3rd and 4th Century
Disciplines
Art and Design | Interior Design
Department
VCUarts, Dept. of Interior Design
Date of Submission
10-25-2019
Rights
© The Author