Essays on Pattern and Ornament: An Oriental Influence

Pattern and Ornament: an oriental influence ... Pleats, embroidery embellishment, shawls, silks, robes and several other types of styles, cuts, and garments can be directly traced to the oriental influence. ... To fully understand the influence of Japanese and Chinese traditional clothing upon the fashion world of the West, it is necessary to understand the traditional styles and textiles used as well as how they've been put to use in the western world. ...

According to Triling (2001), ornaments have been part and parcel of architecture since ancient times and this is evident in light of the past architectural pieces from ancient civilizations such as oriental China and India.... Traditional Ornamental Architecture: Dankmar Adler The definition of an ornament in architecture is any element that is added to a structure in order to improve its aesthetic appeal.... The Nature of ornament.... The Grammar of ornament....

Both the Madrasah (religious school) and the Muslim residence follow this pattern and to the sides are two photos of different madrashes that illustrate the Islamic use of this original monastic design.... The essay 'Islamic Architecture: An Engagement of the Divine in the Human' is devoted to the issue of the architecture of Islamic countries, factors that influence it, and the essay shows that the main factors are divine reflections and reasons.... The influence of the Ionic and later Corinthian styles can be seen in columns of the earliest mosques, such as the Hagia Sophia built in 532 A....

Orientalism in Architecture: The Middle Eastern style of architecture had a major influence and was a source of inspiration for the European countries, as well as motivating them to build similar style of building in their own countries.... Apart from learning the influence of the Indian architecture, the Western people also took great influence form the Turkish style of construction, which was an integral part of the 19th century French architecture....

This paper outlines reasons for cultural change, the influence of culture and art, the use of cultural diversity, politics of cultural identity.... reviously the influence in art forms at least before the beginning and formation of the Imperialistic Discourse, was somewhat beyond the scope of this “Self” and the “Other” demarcation.... There was this sense of revival, recovery and almost a sense of exploration into the far east for influence and newer depths of art, which to the West artist belonged in Europe, the “centre” of all consciousness, the “centre” of history and the” subject against whom they were pitching their art....

Irving, a writer, calls the Alhambra "an oriental palace amidst the Gothic edifices of the West; an elegant memento of a brave, intelligent and graceful people who conquered, ruled, flourished, and passed away.... 4 There are various buildings of this style, mainly mosques and palaces, especially to the countries that came under the Muslim influence.... The Alhambra does not only influence the visual arts such as graphic art and architecture, but it also had influences in music, and literature....

part from the spatial geometry, complexity also involves the pattern and composition of the elements within the scene.... his notion is supported by Skogland and Siguaw (2004), who propose that the daily experiences leaves an individual with little doubt that emotions have a significant influence on the decisions a person makes, the same way the decisions an individual makes can influence the emotions experienced.... Product designs that offer aesthetic pleasure, appeal, and satisfaction can have a great influence on the product's success....

An essay "pattern and ornament: Orientalism in Dress" outlines that the reciprocal reaction that occurred as designers and artists attempted to stay in vogue can then be traced throughout the modern period into more contemporary fashions as the Postmodernists reacted.... pattern and ornament: Orientalism in Dress ... n the various forms, colors, textures, and patterns used in fabric and fashion design, the changing concepts of the Modern art movements could be traced just as these forms of fashion had their own influence upon the work being created by those artists....

This dissertation "Traditional Curling Floral and Grass pattern" endeavors to possess a memorable presentation of Eastern Traditional western flower and lawn scroll pattern improvement throughout China, Arabic and the European countries and review the visual types and emerging trends.... Continually in addition to in all countries, distinct type's pattern types were huge in addition to boundless such as deeply oceanic masses.... Being different, lawn pattern within plant design pattern featuring a big impression in addition to a wide selection of makes use of became the most crucial design pattern throughout attractive martial arts styles essentially(Tan Remmi 2009)....

he Rite of Spring by Igor Stravinsky was composed under the influence of the avant-garde art movement at the beginning of the 20th century in France which was a center of cultural experiments.... he first half of the 20th century was the time when music changed significantly in the USA under the influence of African American culture.... oriental motifs, specific melody, and traditional musical instruments used in this performance reflect the culture that is different from music created by Western composers....

An analysis of Egyptian pots enables one to determine Egyptian influence throughout ancient civilisations.... Corinth would later be a critical influence upon various sites in the region as pottery styles would mimic oriental work.... etween 8th and 7th century, Eastern Greece was characterised by oriental pottery.... Abstract oriental patterns eventually began to appear in subsequent periods....

he oriental Institute (1) indicates that Darius the great, founded The Persepolis around 518 BC and completing it took over a century.... The oriental Institute (1) points out that before erecting any of the buildings, considerable work had to be done.... The clay tablets illustrate accounts of land deals, taxes paid, sales and the amount of money that people borrowed from the territory's treasury (The oriental Institute 1).... Cylinder seals were made out of stone and showed subjects like martial or hunting scenes, combating animals, and offerings in addition to rituals (The oriental Institute 1)....

In essence, rice has often been used by different civilizations to determine their degree of cultural influence over others.... It remains imprecise as to the exact nature of influence and contacts that contributed to the spread of Rice from its original land to other geographical regions of the world.... Exhibitionists and cultural exchanges on a global scale have often associated rice within the oriental discourses....

he fashion designer needs to possess a range of sewing and tailoring pattern skills, since different designs calls for use of different sewing and tailoring patterns.... The paper "The Fundamental Principles of Fashion Design" highlights that while fashion design means different things to different people, most of who perceive fashion design as simply the idea of creation of new garments, fashion design is actually more than that....

This paper assesses the Chinese cultural aspects that influence their jewelry in the contemporary context.... This article assesses the Chinese cultural aspects that influence their jewellery in the contemporary context.... The popularity of these cultures grew to influence other Asian cultures.... The Chinese cultural jewellery has been able to successfully distance itself from the influence and appearance of industrialism.... Artists in China are more focused on developing new contemporary art forms that influence modern culture....

Moore), oriental and Persian styles (almost always with natural dyes), "Wide Ruins", "Chinlee", banded geometric patterns, "Klagetoh", diamond type patterns, "Red Mesa" and bold diamond patterns.... Their most famous products being woven rugs and blankets, hand-made jewelries, and other ornament gave them a distinct patent to these artworks. ...

Small pieces, normally roughly cubic, of stone or glass of different colors are used to create a pattern or picture.... Mosaic art is one of the oldest and most beautiful art forms known to human civilization.... It means a picture or design made with small pieces of colored material such as glass or tile stuck onto a surface....

ysippos's choice to restore massive importance into public works and sculpture could have been motivated by a revival of fascination in and of oriental influence.... Remarkably, situations for women progressed to a certain extent in the Hellenistic era, in an unusual pattern....

Through this guiding motif, the architecture in Persia has maintained a certain continuity that persisted in spite of frequent retardation or temporary diversion caused by internal conflicts or foreign influence.... Persian architecture has a continuous history-one that dates back to more than 6,000 years....

Bourdieu's work has influence of Karl Marx where the concept of society was demonstrated as the ensemble of social relationships.... For an example the habitus of the oriental heavy engineering, like South Korea have a cultural capital of working together with a competitive attitude.... Evidently, what is proper in west cannot be in oriental countries.... ocial, Body, linguistic and Political capital: Consumption is manufactured by the trends of production was argued by Veblen to suggest that the study of formation of taste for a specific consumption pattern is important for its economy....

The development codes associated to the new concept influence regional and local planning.... In recent times, the economic geographers from the Los Angeles School explained that there is an increasing heterogeneity, polycentric landscape characterizing the postmodern area, in which the margins of the area, compared to the core exert the major influence.... Other significant themes include the role of class in the organization of space as well as the suburbanization of employment patterns, which influence metropolitan dispersion (Davis, 2002)....

However, in regard to both amusements and furniture there may be observed the same tendency to change, periodicity and unquestioning acceptance as in dress and ornament. ... Culture and its influence on our postmodern society can be seen as the eye of the cyclone that taste and fashion circle around.... In our postmodern society, does it make sense to discuss fashion in terms of 'good' and 'bad' taste Introduction Culture and its influence on our postmodern society can be seen as the eye of the cyclone that taste and fashion circle around....

Byzantine architecture was partly oriental, partly classical, Greek and Roman (Pile 2009).... The paper 'The History of Christian Architecture' looks at Christian and Byzantine design, Norman and Romanesque Architecture, Norman art, construction techniques of gothic architecture, Barroco and Rococo design, as well as architectonics of Tudor, Elizabethan, Georgian, and Colonial periods....

In order to meet the defined objective of the study, this research attempts to explore the factors, which influence the Islamic women's fashion from traditional context to modern context.... Moreover, study investigates the societal factors as well as legal factors, which can influence the buying decisions of Islamic women in case of dressing and fashion related aspects.... According to Kearney (2013), a large number of resources are used in the preparation of Islamic clothes such as fabrics and lining, which influence the cost of the Islamic garments (Kearney, 2013; Hashim & Mizerski, 2010)....

This paper explores Matisse's compositional devices and/or strategies: in a sphere of influence.... 8 May 2000 Ives-Alain Bois, On Matisse: The Blinding: Visible Analysis and Non-Visible Spectacular Matisse's compositional devices and/or strategies: in a sphere of influence To begin with, let us present our own viewing of compositional devices and/or strategies, as they appeared in Yves-Alain Bois essay On Matisse: The Blinding.... ?? Then, composition itself must be treated as one of the most inevitable factors, with its Arabian abstract ornament, but circulating patterns....

(2001) The Language of ornament, London, Thames and Hudson, pp.... The focus of this essay is on postmodernism and the material culture.... Postmodernism may be defined as the tendency of the modern culture to be characterized by complication of the basic truth.... It involves suspicion of meta- narratives and cultural narratives....

Johnson, Philip was an American architect who continued to influence architecture till his death in 2005.... Modernist architecture is not ornament oriented rather its function oriented.... Postmodernism brought with it a revival of wit, ornament and reference.... It tells us how the pattern of thinking evolved with time hence architecture is greatly valued and remarkably preserved all around the globe. ...

The essay "The Architecture of British India Represented and Promoted a Civilizing influence upon India" will discuss the impact of British architecture in the civilization of the Indian community.... It is evidently correct to suppose that colonization came with varying influence on cultural social and m economic aspects of a given locality (Volwahsen 2004).... t is evidently correct to suppose that colonization came with varying influence to cultural social and m economic aspects of a given locality (Volwahsen 2004)....

As discourse analysis is a vigorous discipline that studies texts as acts of communication, this paper "Interviews with Novak Djovik and Roger Federer" compares two interviews by determining how genre help in shaping meanings, and in ways the texts of the interviews construed meanings in the field of tennis....

Does minimalism influence the Chinese design development trend in the future? ... Minimalism has had profound influence on the Chinese design development and continues to shape the Chinese designs for the future, as argued by this essay.... It has had profound influence on the Chinese design development and continues to shape the Chinese designs for the future, as argued by this essay....

Anglo Saxon influence hence became more visible during the 2nd half of the 5th century resulting in the definition of the coming of the Anglo Saxons from the point which they achieved significant influence rather than their first arrival, c450 hence is just a date as any.... Christianity hence had an influence on how they were to practice law due to the respect that Christianity had to human life....

This thesis "Geographical Effects of Hurricane Katrina" focuses on Hurricane Katrina which is by far the most catastrophic natural disaster in the history of the United States.... It has been estimated that it may take more than a decade for the Gulf Coast to recover.... ... ... ... The enormity of the catastrophe and the long-term reconstruction procedure will provide a wide array of prospects for scholars and researchers....

ccording to Bohlmann (2006), the mega project had both indirect and direct influence on the country.... According to Alegi (2010), South Africa government remained committed as they focus greatly on philosophy influence of African Renaissance.... This paper "FIFA World Cup in South Africa - First Major Sporting Event" focuses on the fact that the privilege of hosting such a mega event impacted the country and the continent in various ways....

?? The oriental Institute of the University of Chicago.... This literature review "From a Small Village to the Great Land of Egypt" explores the economic development of Ancient Egypt that it attained through its agricultural and population expansion, which were illustrated as cultural outcomes of its religion, climate, and geology....

THE ROLE OF ISLAM IN HIP-HOP SPREAD ACROSS EUROPE AND THE USA by Sur 19 April Increasing intensity of immigration of population from Islamic states, such as Algeria, Morocco, Tunisia, Turkey, affects the society the immigrants come to, and the effects of this influence are, as of any phenomenon, positive and negative.... The period of time from 1986 to 1993 is referred to as the ‘golden age' of hip-hop music because this is when hip-hop reaches the top of its quality, diversity, influence and innovation....

This paper "The Most Effective Form of Marketing" focuses on the fact that marketers try to implement different forms of marketing in their efforts to connect with the customers.... Marketing strategy depends upon the product, the market, the target segment.... .... ... ... The effectiveness of marketing is ascertained based on how effectively a marketer is able to reach out and fulfil customer needs better than competing firms....

By attaching stories to these things, people gave meaning to their lives, and through rituals and gifts, felt that they could have some influence on how their crops would turn out, or how they would get through the darkness of winter.... According to Burkert, in a way this would make Christianity just another – indeed the most successful- of the oriental mystery religions....

The paper "Orientalist Mindset as the Gravest Threat to Sovereignty" states that in Western perceptions, political Islam is unique not because it uses religion for political purposes in order to create a national identity or transform society.... It is seen as uniquely threatening.... ... ... ... The United States had gone into Iraq to rid it of its armament of nuclear weapons and other WMDs....

This essay describes the role of music in the advertisement.... Effect that can be had from these music/sounds is that they build a solid and heartwarming relationship with the consumers and hence the rapport is rock solid when it comes to the potential users of the brand.... ... ... ... Within advertising and marketing communications, music/sounds play a huge role as they persuade the target consumers in one way or the other towards the product and/or service that is being offered by the company....

The younger generation of the female population had grown to be fashion conscious as the influence of the media and commercialization took a toll on the fashion industry.... Consumers chose brands based on reliance, personal style, brand image and celebrity influence (Bruce & Daily, 2006).... he consumer personality also had a major influence on the purchase decision.... An individual personality had great psychological influence on their need to express dominance, self-confidence, sociability, defensiveness....

In the analysis of psoriasis, it is important to understand that once psoriasis starts manifesting itself, there are only remissions and relapses of varying degrees of intensity, and it often improves and worsens in a natural but unpredictable pattern.... This essay "Clinical Dermatological Conditions: Psoriasis" is about one of the most dermatological conditions common and recent evidence points to an etiology encompassing systemic, immunological, autoimmune, and genetic elements, but the exact mechanism for its initiation is not known....

In the paper 'China's arms export to the developing countries in Asia' the author analyzes China's exports of arms and related technologies to various terrorist States.... China has exported large number of weapons to Pakistan, Iran and the African states, along with the transfer of technologies....

This literature review "Chinese Calligraphy" discusses the Chinese calligraphy that is viewed as an oriental tradition that is rooted in centuries of practice.... he Chinese calligraphy is viewed as an oriental tradition that is rooted in centuries of practice.... The influence of calligraphy is exhibited by Emperor Ming of the Han dynasty whereby he ordered one of his messengers to request his dying cousin to write a message before he passed on (Kexi, 2010)....

Many eat hot spicy foods with many oriental spices.... The essay "Ethnographic Analysis of the Chakma People" focuses on the critical analysis of the study on the culture, of the Chakma People, an Indian ethnic group traditionally living in and around Chittagong Hill of Bangladesh, the North-Eastern part of India, and Myanmar's Rakhine state....

Architectural transformation is often unclear to some historians because of the many facets that have to be considered in order to make an accurate general history of the evolution of architecture.... This research then will attempt to provide an extensive examination of the.... ... ... technical and functional aspects of western architecture and how these variables changed throughout time, from the classical period of ancient Greece and ancient Rome to the postmodern period of the twentieth century....

The following paper under the title 'The New Materials and Methods of Architecture' gives detailed information about the design of construction by an architect which is largely guided by the nature of materials that they choose for the construction of the building.... ... ... ... The appeal to the building after its completion is as a result of the outer appeal to human senses that the building presents after it has been completed....

The design of the building was based on an absence of all ornament and laid emphasis on simplicity of design.... The world is rapidly evolving and the field of architecture has undergone transformation over the years.... In a fast urbanizing and globalizing world, the demand for architectural designs has grown enormously....

oriental, the West) than with any specific territorial player, such as the United States.... is not just an ornament of human existence but.... This paper presents theoretical and concrete explanations for the contemporary transformations in the international system brought about by culture and rights claims; the analytical band created by the notions of culture, identities, rights, justice....

This existing model was made in the 1950s and presented to Gustrow as a friendship ornament.... The ornament is a form of biography of the German history of the 20th century.... mong the artefacts reflected in the series will be the creation of sculptor Marks Grete, a children's cardboard pattern game (1937) that features Nazi figures comprising the Fuhrer....

It was with this in mind that the pharaohs of this period worked towards the use of diplomacy as well as the threat of military force, to bring other states with vital resources into the Egyptian sphere of influence.... During the Old Kingdom, Nubia in what are now southern Egypt and northern Sudan, and the whole of Palestine including the Phoenician city-states fell under the Egyptian sphere of influence.... Journal of the American oriental Society 119....