Open AccessTHE APPLICATION OF SHINY MATERIALS IN TAPESTRY: FROM DECOR TO CONCEPT
Author(s) -
Margarita S. Shirokovskikh
Publication year - 2020
Publication title -
arhitekton
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
ISSN - 1990-4126
DOI - 10.47055/1990-4126-2020-2(70)-21
Subject(s) - visual arts , art
This article is the first ever attempt to study and summarize the extensive material on the use of shiny threads in tapestry art. The circle of artists using shine as an expressive medium in their artworks is identified. Methods of creating shiny surfaces in this art form and their symbolic meanings are outlined.