#decorative patterns

'Motifs décoratifs tirés des pochoirs japonais' (Decorative patterns taken from Japanese stencils) by Théodore Lambert.

Published 1909 - photomechanical printing.

Tricia Wright. Collar, 2012.

1.Art people- Quick Fix 

Louise Élisabeth Vigée Le Brun 

Born in Paris, France, Vigée Le Brun (1755–1842) is most known as a portrait painter during the utterly decadent Rococo period. She was Marie Antoinette’s personal portrait painter, having painted the queen (and sometimes her family) more than 30 times. Vigée Le Brun’s own legacy includes hundreds of paintings to the tune of over 600 portraits and 200 landscapes.

2.Decorative Dip

This pattern looks very modern but it is reinterpretation of an ancient Egyptian freeze. The zigzags and the lines springing from the circle are typical of ancient Egyptian motifs.

 3. Art of Business

 Sara Blakely is the founder of Spanx, a multi-million dollar undergarment company.

Blakely did not have that much money to invest when founding Spanx. It really is a true example of why she’s one of the most famous female entrepreneurs. Sara’s idea was rejected numerous times from potential investors and it took a great deal of hard work to get the company off the ground.

In fact, during the initial marketing of the brand, it was compliments from Oprah Winfrey, that drove up awareness and sales of Sara’s products.

4.Art Look National Museum Cardiff:

Women in Focus- looks at what role women play in Photography. Women behind the lens starts in May 2018.

5.Motivation/Thought

Treat it as a level playing field and it will be.Cornelia Parker RA

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  1.    Art people- Quick Fix- Hockney

In the 1980s, Hockney experimented with photocollage – joining and combining photos (often taken with a Polaroid camera) to form a patchwork image.

He is a massive admirer of Pablo Picasso.

Hockney is an avid user of the Brushes iPhone app. He uses it to draw portraits and send them to friends.

He has designed sets and costumes for ballets and operas.

2.    Decorative Dip

This motif features cranes, clouds, and chrysanthemums – are propitious symbols of prosperity, long life and happiness. According to Japanese myth cranes are thought to live for a thousand years. (1000 patterns - Gen Ed: Drusilla Cole)

 3.    Art People 2 

Cornelia Parker-

Parker says she was “brought up as a surrogate son” by her father. By the time she was studying sculpture at Wolverhampton Poly in the 70s, she barely noticed that she was in the minority. “It was a very political issue at the time, but I sort of side-stepped it. Not because I wasn’t a feminist but because I assumed I had the same rights as a boy. Gender was never a central plank in my thinking.”

4.    Art Look : Emil Nolde – Colour is Life- Until the 21st October 2019. National Galleries Scotland

 5.    Motivation/Thought 

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1.    Art people- Quick Fix

 Lowry was a huge admirer of Pre-Raphaelite art. He formed a Pre-Raphaelite art society in 1966 and he also owned several key works from the period, including Dante Gabriel Rossetti’s Proserpine. 

2.    Decorative Dip

The Greek key pattern may have originated from the legend of Theseus and the Minator where they fought each other in the Labyrinth. Others say the pattern symbolises waves or snakes or it may be a symbol of the never-ending connections of love and friendship. 

 3.    Art Business

Cath Kidston set her business up in 1993 in Holland Park.

She is dyslexic.

She designed a tent for Millets in 

By the end of 2013, she had 136 outlets, including a flagship store on Piccadilly next to Fortnum & Mason and four stores in China

4.    Art Look

Frida Kahlo Exhibition “Making herself Up” at the Victoria and Albert Museum.

5.    Motivation/Thought

Picasso said:

“Every child is an artist. The problem is staying an artist when you grow up!”

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