DESIGN NAME: The Role of Imagination
PRIMARY FUNCTION: Decorative Plate
INSPIRATION: It's the revival of the trays that were used in the olden times especially in marriage ceremonies where the ladies would go to the bride's house by placing these trays containing gifts for the bride on their heads singing songs and music.
In my opinion culture and art are the identity of a country and in addition to the economic and medical aspects they help the sustainability of a country.
UNIQUE PROPERTIES / PROJECT DESCRIPTION: A decorative plate that is made of copper.
The ridges on the dish which is in the form of octagonal or a sun are actually a sign of human progress towards perfection and in each of them lies the culture of literature and art of my country.poems by the Famous poets of the past centuries and paintings of rose and nightingale which is a symbol of an Iranian garden and a painting of polo sport the oldest Iranian sport that is the symbol of lover and beloved.it can be used for different purposes.if washed with water,very old enamel objects will look as bright and shiny as the day were made.beautifully bright & shiny.
It is washable by warm or cool water using a sponge or other washing tools.
It doesn't react to any climate.
It can be used for different purposes.
If scratched with a sharp object no trace of scratch will be apparent.it will not instantly break if it hits the ground but it may chipped which is repairable.
OPERATION / FLOW / INTERACTION: A decorative enameled plate that is usually done on the glazed copper,however,it can also be applied to other metals such as gold and silver.All of the enamel designs are not exactly the same ,because the movement of the artist's hand may cause subtle changes.
PROJECT DURATION AND LOCATION: The project started in march 2021 in sari and finished in july2023.
It took a long time I tried my best to bring something to the future and now I am happy that it has com to fruit.
FITS BEST INTO CATEGORY: Fine Arts and Art Installation Design
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PRODUCTION / REALIZATION TECHNOLOGY: Enamel is applied on metal and decorated with paintings.The framework is made of copper because of flexibility of copper.
The copper smith master makes the dishes according to any ordered shape and size.
After some steps the dishes are glazed and ready in white to be painted by the enameling master.
After painting the glazed vessels they are heated a couple of more times in the furnace and then they are ready.
SPECIFICATIONS / TECHNICAL PROPERTIES: Dimensions: 60cm in diameter
Height: 8 cm
Weights : 2.6 kg without packaging
Technique: rose and nightingale and calligraphy and miniature and illumination.It is resistant to many of acids except for some of them like sulfurous acids.
TAGS: (enamel) ,( fineart) , (culture) , (handmade) , (craft) , (design) , (miniature), (illumination) , (calligraphy) , (creative)
RESEARCH ABSTRACT: Enamel(Mina) has been worked in her country since 1500BC and it is derived from the word Minoo which means heaven.Beauty is always a sign of the unique god and they invite people to relaxation and God has created this beautiful feeling for humans.But everyone can cultivate it to their ability.The art of enameling is also one of the aspects of creating beauty.Art that is mixed with love and fire.Since this is a sustainable industry, we have a duty to pass it on the future.
CHALLENGE: How interesting can our fingerprints be?How the physical traces of our presence can survive through time.people can communicate with an absent person with different languages and nationalities even thousands of years ago.handicrafts can be the message of culture and art of a land.Any phenomenon of poetry,literature,architecture and painting that takes us to the past or the future.
ADDED DATE: 2023-06-30 12:05:11
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IMAGE CREDITS: Shahrbanoo Arabian larimi, 2023.
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