COURSE UNIT TITLE

: CREATIVE APPLICATIONS IN TAPESTRY AND FIBER ART

Description of Individual Course Units

Course Unit Code Course Unit Title Type Of Course D U L ECTS
TMA 5301 CREATIVE APPLICATIONS IN TAPESTRY AND FIBER ART ELECTIVE 2 2 0 8

Offered By

Textile and Fashion Design

Level of Course Unit

Second Cycle Programmes (Master's Degree)

Course Coordinator

PROFESSOR SEDEF ACAR

Offered to

Textile and Fashion Design

Course Objective

It is to understand the usage of tapestry Works as an artistic expression form and the importance of tapestry for the development process of fiber art, to criticise the expression, production techniques and materials by examining the international works of fiber art in the past and modern day, to carry out artistic applications along with simple or mix media elements in different disciplines and to discuss the presentation possibilities of the work in space and natural environment.

Learning Outcomes of the Course Unit

1   1. Obtaining information about tapestry
2   2. Learning transition phases from tapestry to textile/fiber art and current situation in the modern-day
3   3. Learning Pioneer examples of fiber art and its contemporary examples in different geographies
4   4. Discussing the relations of color, texture, pattern, shape and style in the example works of international artists and mix media applications
5   5. Developing presentation suggestions by carrying out two or three dimensional artistic Works with textile materials and/or techniques or other techniques

Mode of Delivery

Face -to- Face

Prerequisites and Co-requisites

None

Recomended Optional Programme Components

None

Course Contents

Week Subject Description
1 General information about geographical and periodical develoments of tapestry, its production techniques and materials
2 Starting points of contemporary tapestry applications/works and their transformation process
3 The relations between tapestry and textile/fiber art. Examples of international works
4 The situation of textile/fiber art in the world and our country. Its place within the field of plastic arts
5 Discussing the ideas about themes of the works. Trials for discovering the relations of technique, material and mix media. Discussing the details of applied work and experiencing the process of producing a work
6 Experiencing several elements about the details of applied work such as technique and material
7 Student's presentations
8 Applied works
9 Applied works
10 Applied works
11 Applied works
12 Applied works
13 Applied works and presentation suggestions
14 Applied works and presentation suggestions

Recomended or Required Reading

PHILLIP, Barty; Tapestry, Phaidon Pres Limited, London, 2000
GINSBURG, Magdalena; The Illustrated History Of Textiles, Studio Editions, England, 1993
HELD, Shirley E.; A Handbook Of Fiber Arts, Rinehart and Winston, U.S.A., 1999
ÖZAY, Suhandan; Dünden Bugüne Dokuma Resim Sanatı, Kültür Bakanlığı Yayınları, /2599, Ankara, 2001
WILLCOX, Donald J.; New Design In Weaving, Van Nostrand Reinhold Comp., New York, 1970
BENNET, Anna G.; Five Centruies Of Tapestry, The Fine Arts Museum Of San Francisco, 1976
LLOYD, E.Herman; The Wowen Graphic Art Of Anni Albers, Smithsonian Institution Pres, Washington. D.C. 1985
CONSTANTINE, Mildred; LARSEN, Jack Lenor; Beyond Craft, Van Nostrand Reinhold Comp., New York, 1972
WILSON, Jean; Weaving is For Anyone, Van Nostrand Reinhold Comp., New York, 1967
LEITNER, Christina; Paper Textiles, A & C Black, London, 2005
MORNU, Nathalie; HALE, Julie; 500 Felt Objects, Lark Crafts, New York, 2011
DAMGAARD, Anette; Fılt, Hovedland Pbl., Denmark, 1994
LEE, Ruth; Contemporary Knittings For The Textile Artists, Bastford Pbl., London, 2007
SEARLE, Karen; Knitting Art, Voyageur Press, Minneapolis, 2008
MIYAKE, Issey; SATO, Kazuko, Issey Mıyake Making Things, Fondation Cartier Pour I art Contemporain, Zurich, 1998
CLAY, Liz; Nuno Felt: Techniques An Inspiration For Accessories and Home Interior, A&C Black, London, 2007
DUNCAN AIMONE, Katherine; The Fiberarts Book of Wearable Art, Lark Books-A Division of Sterling Publishing Co., Inc. New York, 2002
KORWIN, Laurence; Textile As Art, Copyright Laurence Korwin, Chicago, 1990
Others:
International and national fiber art exhibition catalogues
Original photographs from International and national fiber art exhibitions

Planned Learning Activities and Teaching Methods

Examining the examples of applied works and carrying out applied works involving artistic expressions after the literature research for the historical process, technique and material

Assessment Methods

SORTING NUMBER SHORT CODE LONG CODE FORMULA
1 ASG ASSIGNMENT
2 PRJ PROJECT
3 FCGR FINAL COURSE GRADE (RESIT) ASG * 0.40 + PRJ * 0.60


Further Notes About Assessment Methods

None

Assessment Criteria

Criticising and commenting on the subject matter by researching the literature. Reporting the obtained theoretical knowledge in article format. Carrying out an applied work which meets expectations.

Language of Instruction

Turkish

Course Policies and Rules

70% of the course attendance is mandatory.
Any plagiarism attempt will result in de facto disciplinary action.
Not attending the course will not be considered as a valid excuse for late submission of homework assignments and projects.
There will be a drop in points equivalent to a letter grade for each day of delay in delayed project deliveries.

Contact Details for the Lecturer(s)

sedef.acar@deu.edu.tr

Office Hours

Tel. 0 232 3016754
sedef.acar@deu.edu.tr

Work Placement(s)

None

Workload Calculation

Activities Number Time (hours) Total Work Load (hours)
Lectures 14 2 28
Tutorials 14 2 28
Student Presentations 1 2 2
Preparations before/after weekly lectures 14 2 28
Preparing presentations 1 12 12
Project Preparation 1 100 100
Project Assignment 1 2 2
TOTAL WORKLOAD (hours) 200

Contribution of Learning Outcomes to Programme Outcomes

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LO.255531113513
LO.33555551313315
LO.41335355515515
LO.551333155313311