Essays about: "folk art"

Showing result 11 - 15 of 21 essays containing the words folk art.

  1. 11. World of Desire

    University essay from Konstfack/Grafisk design & illustration

    Author : Benedetta Crippa; [2017]
    Keywords : materialized hope; hope; visual culture; visual democracy; visual silence; plurality; feminism; graphic design; visual communication; drawing; book; artist s book; visual belonging; decoration; ornament; un-learning; re-learning; neutrality; femininity; imagination; desire; emotion; spirituality; complexity; communication; painting; folk art; circularity; writing; visual research; animation; narrative; book making; liberation; feminist practice; feminist future; practice of liberation; typography; material culture; craft;

    Abstract : This project report offers an in-depth, detailed account of my creative process and work during my two-year Master in visual communication at Konstfack, Stockholm. My degree project is a celebration of plurality and visual democracy. READ MORE

  3. 12. (S)examensarbete

    University essay from Konstfack/Textil

    Author : Cecilia Pfaff; [2016]
    Keywords : art; textile art; knitting; crochet; sex; sexy; sexiness; Instagram; selfie; performance; sun chair; craftivism; Dolly Parton; body; feminism; #xxxjobb; #123sexy; konst; textilkonst; stickning; virkning; sex; sexig; sexighet; Instagram; selfie; performance; solstol; craftivism; Dolly Parton; kropp; feminism; #xxxjobb; #123sexy;

    Abstract : Preface: Thank you to all the women in my life who have supported me through this process; to my mother, to my other mother (Susan), to Kara, to Jordan and, of course, to Dolly. Summary: (S)examensarbete is a journey through which I have questioned if knitting can be sexy. READ MORE

  4. 13. BananaCharge - electricity on the go

    University essay from KTH/Maskinkonstruktion (Inst.)

    Author : FARAZ FAHIMIFAR; [2016]
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    Abstract : I detta kandidatexamensarbete utvecklas en produkt från ide till verklighet successivt med hjälp av metoder inom tekniskt design. Produkten kallas ”BananaCharge” vars syfte är att förse svenska folket med en bekväm lösning för att ladda sina bärbara produkter (främst mobiltelefoner) i farten utan att behöva vara begränsat till ett uttag. READ MORE

  5. 14. Crowd Navigation : Autonomous navigation in an urban environment

    University essay from KTH/Skolan för datavetenskap och kommunikation (CSC)

    Author : Elias Freider; [2015]
    Keywords : Navigation; Path finding; Crowd movement;

    Abstract : In this thesis, strategies for navigating a crowded area using an autonomous holonomic robot are discussed and evaluated. The focus is set on path planning and the topic is therefore largely decoupled from the prediction (i.e. machine learning) and control theory techniques needed for a practical implementation outside of the simulated environment. READ MORE

  6. 15. A story of play

    University essay from Göteborgs universitet/HDK - Högskolan för design och konsthantverk

    Author : Erin Stromgren; [2013-02-20]
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    Abstract : Similar to storytellers of the past, children oft en make and perform their own stories as they play. Th e aim of this project was to utilize the textile medium in providing children with a platform which inspires and supports creative play. Th e resulting surface is a patchwork rug through which the role of storyteller is shared with the user. READ MORE