#patterns in art

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Patterns in Art

A closer look at the Old Masters

Francesca Leoneschi, with illustartions by Giovanna Ferraris, text by Silvia Lazzaris

Abbeville Press,New York 2019, 172 pages,  20.83 x 24.89 cm, ISBN  978-0789213402

euro 31,00

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A visual delight, and a designer's dream―the decorative details of great European paintings transformed into beautiful two-dimensional patterns

Richly embroidered robes. Intricate lace collars. Elaborately laid floor tiles. Delicately carved and modeled cornices and capitals. These are among the details of decorative art that the Old Masters lovingly rendered in their paintings, to establish a setting, convey a portrait subject's social status, or sometimes just enliven a scene. Together these details―so easy to overlook in the imposing harmony of draftsmanship, color, and composition that makes up a great painting―form a veritable history of ornament.

This inventive book plucks these decorative motifs from the background of paintings by masters like Bronzino, Fra Angelico and Jacques-Louis David, and transforms them into vibrant two-dimensional patterns. Seeing these patterns side-by-side with the original paintings deepens our appreciation of both. Patterns in Art will be a resource for graphic designers, and a revelation for all art lovers.

06/04/23

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Embraced by a World of Fire

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Oscar de la Renta: 'Crafted like a mosaic, discover the making-of the #odlrfall2024 stained glass gown — ushering in a a new House-signature embroidery technique.'

Constructed from hundreds of polyamide panes, hand-sewn together in an Art Nouveau style reminiscent of Tiffany glass. Ready-to-wear: £36,546.

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ppl were drawing mikus from all over so heres habesha miku and her lil twin sibs rin and len!!

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The Tiger (from the poem by Nael, age 6)🐅

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Multiple Mabels

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*through tears* HER LITTLE POG CHAMP

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shrimp socks 🦐🦐

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here's my wonderful isopod child, handcrafted in leather

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ginkgo leaf wall hanging quilt commission 🌿

cotton fabrics with hand carved block prints, quilted and sewn with the free motion foot on my machine

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You guys! Look! I finished the river, ocean and lake fish pattern and already startet with the next one. Finished 39 of 73 fishies from stardew valley!! <3

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honestly yeah, fiber arts is magic. you cast spell of warm gloves, spell of nice hat, spell of stuffed animal.

material component: yarn

wand: single hooked wand or double pointed wands, depending on caster's preference

mechanical component: specific motions repeated in a particular pattern

time component: a while

look seriously the first step in a knitting recipe is "cast on", and then it's a bunch of letters and numbers incomprehensible to anyone not versed in the arcane art. that's a spellbook. yes it's a book of knitting patterns but also. it's a spell book.

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City Palace, Jaipur, Rajasthan, India

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I know I never post my own stuff but this project took me like three months and I'm so proud of it!!

edit: pattern was found on ravelry!

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I can't stop thinking of this Riddle! I messed up some details, but I knew it HAD to draw him!!!