MFA TEXTILE DESIGN

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This is a research and development thesis, inspired from the architectural legacy and population transitions around historical places of princely state of Bahawalpur. The Ariel view of the city serve as the basic inspiration for designing compositions. While the art and craft of this specific region provide the detail and confinement in the execution and development phases. Like rice stitch is mainly used with the combination of knots and couching where needed, to add details. Whereas, historically developed technique stippling is used to make sketches. Based on these techniques final products are shown in three different ways i.e. Installation, apparel, art piece.
Fabric slabs are the integral part of the research design. Embroidered fabric slabs collectively composed of Ariel view legends made installation. For table top art piece 7 fabric slabs combine to showcase 7 decades population transition around Derawar fort. Design compositions of these seven fabric slabs depicts two important facts. As, with passage of time population and facilities are increasing around the fort but the fort is demolishing and losing its glory. In the category of apparel I have designed four shawls based on these compositions blending artistic creativity with practical textile applications.