Benefiting from the String Art to enrich the aesthetic value of contemporary clothing supplements

Document Type : Original Article

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Department of Garment and Textile - Faculty of Home Economics - Al-Azhar University

Abstract

The String Art is an Ottoman art, which almost disappeared and is forgotten. In a creative and artistic way, which gives the painting a beautiful view.
This is what prompted the researcher to think about how to take advantage of this beautiful art to produce clothing supplements of different materials, because it is known that clothing supplements have a significant impact on the appearance of clothing, in addition to considering them as one of the important factors that show the extent of civilized progress and economic recovery for each country from Countries, with their design, decoration and colors, reflect the civilization and beliefs of the society to which they belong.
The research was conducted with the aim of shedding light on the plastic, artistic and aesthetic possibilities of String Art, while overcoming the obstacles to applying String Art on different materials (fabric, leather, ..etc), in order to create a variety of contemporary clothing accessories with decorations executed in String Art, in addition to identifying To the degree of acceptance by specialists and consumers of the proposed designs, in order to elevate the public taste, in an effort to reveal new horizons for artistic creativity using the filamentous formations represented in the the String Art.
The research followed the descriptive analytical method and the experimental method.
The research found the possibility of Benefiting from the String Art to enrich the aesthetic value of contemporary clothing supplements.

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