I being attracted to pattern all my life and I thought it has to be a result of my cultural background. The first paragraph of the essay describes how pattern is essential to our lives and the way we are attached to it since day one,even a scientific study approves this idea. In the other side; ornament is a complement for the pattern, is equally necessary to express ourselves adding meaning and symbolism to our lives. Ornament and pattern are a form of language that serve as visual tool to describe an object. It is desolate how some people perceived ornament as a decadent and weak form of art. Also, is disappointed how they describe ornament as "feminine arts and decoration" considering something less.
Other disadvantage was the initiation of mass production, making handcraft objects expensive. Actually ornament is assumed as something nostalgic. In the other hand pattern is still use like a structure in many designs. Some designers like Delvarey and Manferani decided to break the cycle and benefit of the machine to generate their designs. It is interesting how these new designers start to see ornament with certain purpose; approaching their exhibitions with a themes related to the ornament subject such as amplification, the everyday, kit of parts , inheritances, elaboration and fantasy. These categories describe the different uses of pattern and ornament in the design/art industry. Ornament and pattern are important components in the way humans perceive the pieces, helping the process of identifying a particular relationship with a culture or tradition.
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