Date of Award
Spring 6-2-2018
Document Type
Thesis
Degree Name
Master of Fine Arts (MFA)
Department
Textiles
First Advisor
Lisa Scull
Second Advisor
Ursula Wagner
Third Advisor
Laurie Brewer
Abstract
I reinterpret traditional woven techniques to create permeable handcrafted screens, by using archival research of historical passementerie and gauze structures. Conceptually, these textiles are an exploration of how wonder can be reached through exquisite craft, a result of valuable raw materials combined with fine hand manipulation. I attempt to distinguish a kind of wonder that exists as a tactile sensation based on haptic sight of minutia, versus the sublime as an experience of optical sight of distant objects.
Recommended Citation
Berstein, Anjuli, "Haptic wonder : the sensation of exquisite craft" (2018). Masters Theses. 252.
https://digitalcommons.risd.edu/masterstheses/252
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