Today, when you walk down just about any populated street, any busy hallway, or take a seat on any public bus, there’s a good chance what someone’s wearing might catch your eye for a number of reasons, maybe a strong message or a beautiful design. This trend of placing imagery and messages on clothing apparel started around the turn of the 20th century with the increasing popularity of politically branded accessories. Since then, apparel of all kinds have become canvases for artists and corporations alike. Today, silk screening; an ever-evolving medium is regarded by many as the best there is for apparel design and some forms of artistic expression, and it continues to evolve and grow to this day. Although Silkscreening has changed throughout the years, especially once more advanced technology was mixed into the art, for many, it’s the time-tested methods that have been used for decades that prove to be …show more content…
During the Song dynasty (A.D. 960-1280), silkscreening became widely popular in china, where they created masks, “i.e. the basis of the modern screen printing frames”, (Carnevale, M. History of Screenprinting) known modernly as screens. This allowed the printing of much more detailed designs. These masks, while making a long lasting way to preserve a perfect ink passage, were slow and complex to create, using human hair and rice paper to hold the stencil together. During the 19th century, the Japanese impressed the Europeans with their textiles at World Fairs, soon after“craftsmen in England and France began to use screens made of silk”, (Kali Forbes, Silkscreening History) which gave it the name Silk screening. Silkscreen processes were primarily used for printing fabrics in Europe, and in the United States, the uses were almost exclusively commercial. These printing techniques became a “jealously guarded secret in the United States. Traveling-Teachers were used to sell their knowledge to local printers.” (Carnevale, M. History of
I learned about many significant artwork and artists in this class. This class provided me with a better understanding of the history of the world of art, but also helped me understand the development of art styles. However, among all of these precious pieces of artwork, there are two special ones that caught my attention: The Chinese Qin Terracotta Warriors and The Haniwa. Each of them represents the artist’s stylistic characteristics and cultural context. Although they represented different art of rulers, historical values, and scenes, there were visible similarities.
When a design is produced using the silk screening method, actual screens are used in the process. Putting it very simply, the screen is exposed using an expose unit to make a sort of stencil for the design. Ink is spread over the screen, so when you press down with a squeegee, the ink passes through to the object underneath only in the areas you want. Sadly, only one color per screen can be used so depending on how large the design is and the number of colors wanted in the design, you’ll need multiple screens to complete your design.
Chinese Scholar artists like Chen Rong disapproved of the painting media of their professional contemporaries, opting to use black ink on paper, as opposed to the otherwise popular color on silk. The simplicity, of plain black over the simple backdrop of widely available paper, appealed to the Confucian and Daoist Scholars. As such, Chen Rong painted his Nine Dragons on a large paper scroll with black ink. (Little)
The most distinctive features of Chinese civilization were in the Song period. This was the scholar-official class certified through highly competitive civil service examinations. These elite were better educated than others in Chinese history. Aristocratic habits and prejudices largely disappeared when examination system was fully developed. This system came to be considered the normal ladder to success. The invention of printing should be given a little credit. The art of carving words and pictures into wooden blocks was developed by Tang craftsmen. They would ink the blocks then press paper onto them. An entire page of text and illustrations was held on each block. In the eleventh century movable type, on piece of type for each character, was invented. In China whole-block printing was cheaper. The spread of literacy was
Fashion is everything to society and the media. The fashion industry has transformed into a necessity in the life of people. Everyone wants to look good, feel fabulous and feel as if we belong with everyone else. The envy and desire to wear certain things and look a certain way all come, from wearing the latest fashion handbags, accessories, dresses, shoes, and the list goes on. But, when is considering fashion into an individual’s life going too far to the extreme? Many do not consider the whereabouts of fashion materials and how the environment is affected by the mere existence of certain garments. Some may believe these objects grow on trees. But that is clearly not the case. Even though it would be nice. The fashion industry as a whole, has been notorious from green issues caused by their lack of sensitivity to the environment, conspicuous and unnecessary consumption of materials, encouraging an “throw-away” society and image issues that support women and young adults to look a certain way to feel “beautiful.” This is an issue that has increased over the past decades. Not just women, but men also feel the uncontrollable need to do whatever it takes to look like the celebrities they see on television and on the runways. The thought that the materials to make those desired items may have caused the life of animals or the destruction of mother nature does not come into mind. Countless people are concerned about conserving planet Earth and keeping it healthy. The fashion world has been targeted for many corruptions.
Textiles works are the most important works that represents Asian countries. Mostly all the textile works are exported to western countries from Asia, because textile works are very famous in Asia especially in Korea. One of the most famous Korean artists, Kimsooja’s works is based on fabrics that were sewn out of colorful clothing from thread and ink. Recently when I went at the show KIMSOOJA Unfolding, Vancouver Art Gallery, I got to see many remarkable textile works made by her, it seemed very beautiful seeing the whole segment of the gallery decorated with her colorful textile works.
But, as a matter of fact, two kinds of paper had been used for writing previous to the time of Ts’ai Lun: one was silk paper…the other, made of bark cloth” (5). The main reason why Ts’ai Lun, of the Han Dynasty, created true paper is because silk and bark cloth were too expensive to produce. Another writing material used was wood strips or bamboo, but its disadvantage was that it was too heavy to carry around. China takes all the glory of true papermaking which was heavily guarded at the time. So what makes true paper so important? True paper is important because it shaped and revolutionized many civilizations and societies socially, psychologically, religiously, economically, scholarly, and technological as it expanded throughout the world. The modern world today still uses paper despite our
Weaving is a common thread among cultures around the world. Weaving is a way of producing cloth or textile. Today we have machines that weave large-scale textiles at cheap prices. Production of cloth by hand is rarely engaged in today’s Westernized societies. Not many people are thinking about how the fibers are actually constructed to make their clothes. However, in other cultures across the world the tradition of weaving still exists. By comparing three cultures that continue weaving as a part of their tradition we can see similarities and the differences between them. The reasons that each culture still weaves vary, as do the methods and materials. The desired characteristics of the cloth also vary around the world as each culture values different aesthetics.
“Paper-cut is an important form of Chinese folk art which can be traced back to an era before paper had even been invented, where artisans patterned fastidiously intricate veins into leaves of gold or silver foil, leather or silk through engraving, embossing and cutting. The invention of paper during the Han Dynasty prompted the transposition of these skills to the new material, giving birth to modern paper-cut” (Wang, 2013 : 124).
Do you know the process that goes into making silk? Many people over look this fine, luxurious garment. When I first heard that we had to do an I-search, I was overwhelmed by the choices. I made many changes before finally settling on this topic. When I first though of how to make silk, I didn't think that it would be that hard with the right tools.
took action when they discovered that through the use of pre-formed stencils they could create
This article is about the overall impacts of fast fashion. The particular section referenced discusses possible solutions and alternatives to fast fashion. It talks about how it is possible to produce environmentally friendly clothing through the use of organic cotton, bamboo, hemp, and other fiber crops that require less pesticides, water, and other inputs. It goes on to share how certain brands are beginning to implement the model of sustainable clothing. The point of this article is to introduce readers to the topic of fast fashion, give background, and show readers what they
Silk has always played a vital role in the art of Indian sarees. Be in marriage or any festival when it came to sarees silk was the key player from time immemorial. History if followed well would tell us that the Indian sarees had a strong base for silk as the fabric used the basic material of weaving a saree.
Silk is one of the most desired and popular natural fibers with a rich history. Pliny, the Roman historian, quoted in his Natural History in 70 BC that “Silk was obtained by removing the down from the leaves with the help of water…". It is interesting to note that for more than two thousand years the Chinese kept the secret of silk altogether to themselves.
Chinese is the oldest writing system in the world that has remained relatively constant over history. A logographic language, the written language comprises of very visual symbols that represent various items and concepts without any sort of guide to pronunciation. Chinese is a very visually stunning script that can be affiliated with several writing mediums. The evolution of the Chinese script and some artistic pieces associated with each significant form are to be briefly presented in this paper and the accompanying presentation.