Designa

Adam Tetlow

Description

Have you ever stared at patterned wallpaper and wondered how it was designed? Been captivated by some priceless Celtic art? Or boggled at a beautiful Islamic pattern? Have you ever stepped back and thought about the illusion of reality your senses create for you? Or pondered the symmetries which inform your feelings of what seems right? Is there a Golden secret, revealed by nature herself, which is common to all of the traditional arts? Packed with information and exquisite illustrations by more than twelve expert authors, Designa is the ultimate sourcebook for visual artists and designers of every kind.

Sujets

• Islam
• History of art

Informations

• Publié par: Wooden Books
• Date de parution: 09 septembre 2020
• Nombre de lectures: 1
• EAN13: 9781912706273
• Langue: English
• Poids de l'ouvrage: 39 Mo

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7 Cel tic P a ttern T h e l i n e h a s a l w a y s b e e n a t o u r s e r v i c e . T oo l a n d c o m p a n i o n o n o u r j o u r n e y i n t o b e i n g , i t h a s m e a s u r ed , m a p p ed , w o v e n , a n d w r i g g l ed i t s w a y t h r o ug h o u r l i v e s , i t s q u i c k s i l v e r fl e x i b i l i t y f u e l i n g o u r d is c o v e r i e s . W e h a r n e s s l i n e s t o m a k e o u r w o r l d , t o b i n d l a n g u a g e i n t o t i m e , t o c o n n e c t a n d p r o t e c t , s u r r o u n d a n d s e l e c t . T h e y a r e o u r m e a n s f o r b r i n g i n g o u r i m a g i n a t i o n i n t o e x i s t e n c e , o u r w i l l m a n i f e s t ed. A n c i e n t s oc i e t i e s w e r e f a s c i n a t ed b y t h e m a g i c a n d po e t r y o f t h e l i n e , f o r w i t h i n t h e p a t t e r n s i t d e s c r i b ed t h e y s a w t h e f a c e o f e t e r n i t y , t h o s e q u a l i t i e s w e n a m e n u m b e r s . T o s t u d y n u m b e r i s t o s t u d y p e r m a n e n c e — n u m b e r s a r e f o r e v e r , t h e y d o n o t c h a n g e , t h e y a r e c h a n g e . T r a d i t i o n a l g e o m e t r y s t u d i e s t h e q u a l i t y o f n u m b e r i n s p a c e u s i n g c o r d , c o m p a s s , a n d s t r a i g h t e d g e . I t is r oo t ed i n t h e i d e a o f a c o s m o s e m b r o i d e r ed w i t h n u m b e r b y c a u s a l i n t e l l i g e n c e . A s t r u e p h i l o s o p h e r s , C e l t s , bo t h D r u i d a n d C h r is t i a n , l i v e d i n a w o r l d o f v is i o n , s e e i n g n a t u r e a s bo t h l i v i n g p r e s e n c e a n d v a s t boo k, w r i t t e n i n a l a n g u a g e o f s y m bo l i c a n a l o g y ( s o m e t i m e s k n o w n a s ‘ t h e l a n g u a g e o f t h e b i r d s ” o r “ t h e g r e e n l a n g u a g e ” ) . T h i s v i s i o n o f m e a n i n g i n n a t u r e is n o w h e r e b e t t e r e x p r e s s e d t h a n i n t h e fl o w i n g o r n a m e n t a n d r i g o r o u s g e o m e t r y o f C e l t i c a r t . S o j o i n u s a s w e f o l l o w t h e ad v e n t u r e s o f l i n e t h r o ug h t h e C e l t i c w o r l d , a s i t w i n d s i t s w a y f r o m p r e h i s t o r y t o t h e fi r s t boo k s . T r a c i n g i t s p a t h w e w i l l s e e i n t o t h e m i n d s o f t h e C e l t i c a r t i s t s , u n f o l d i n g t h e i r i n t e n t a n d i m a g i n i n g s , r e c o n s t r u c t i n g t h e i r t e c h n i c a l m a s t e r y a n d i t s s t r i c t u r e s , a n d l e a r n i n g t h r o ug h p r a c t i c e t o j o i n t h e a c t i o n o f h a n d , e y e , a n d h e a r t , a n d s e e a g l i m p s e o f a n i m m a n e n t r e a l i t y . I r uc
8 Cel tic P a ttern T h e e s s e n t i a l m o t i f s o f i n d i g e n o u s a r t e m e r g e f r o m t h e m is t s o f p r e h is t o r y f u l l y f o r m e d. S y m bo l s f o u n d i n t h e e a r l i e s t e x a m p l e s o f h u ma n ma r k - ma k i n g ( o p po s i t e , i n b l ac k ) d a n c e t h r o ug h t h e a r t i f a c t s o f t h e p r e - C e l t i c w o r l d. M a r i j a G i m b u t a s t r a c k e d t h e s e e a r l y m a r k s a c r o s s c e n t r a l E u r