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Symbol, Pattern and Symmetry

Symbol, Pattern and Symmetry

The Cultural Significance of Structure

by Michael Hann
Paperback
Publication Date: 08/02/2019

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Symbol, Pattern and Symmetry: The Cultural Significance of Structure investigates how pattern and symbol has functioned in visual arts, exploring how connections and comparisons in geometrical pattern can be made across different cultures and how the significance of these designs has influenced craft throughout history.

The book features illustrative examples of symbol and pattern from a wide range of historical and cultural contexts, from Byzantine, Persian and Assyrian design, to case studies of Japanese and Chinese patterns. Looking at each culture's specific craft style, Hann shows how the visual arts are underpinned with a strict geometric structure, and argues that understanding these underlying structures enables us to classify and compare data from across cultures and historical periods.

Richly illustrated with both colour and black and white images, and with clear, original commentary, the book enables students, practitioners, teachers and researchers to explore the historical and cultural significance of symbol and pattern in craft and design, ultimately displaying how a geometrical dialogue in design can be established through history and culture.
ISBN:
9781350106123
9781350106123
Category:
Decorative arts
Format:
Paperback
Publication Date:
08-02-2019
Publisher:
Bloomsbury Publishing PLC
Country of origin:
United Kingdom
Pages:
360
Dimensions (mm):
246x189mm
Weight:
0.78kg
Michael Hann

Michael Hann writes for the Guardian, Financial Times, Spectator, The Quietus and more. He has often returned to the hard rock of his formative years, interviewing Led Zeppelin, Ritchie Blackmore, David Coverdale, Joe Elliott, as well as NWOBHM artists such as Diamond Head, Venom, Tygers of Pan Tang, Rock Goddess and more. He has the knowledge of and affection for this magnificent, preposterous music to be able to make sense of its threads, and the access to talk to its makers. He lives in London.

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