(RO)KOKOŠI
Sodobna tekstilna inštalacija v tekstilni maniri, imenovana (Ro)kokoši / Avtor: Uroš Topić / Mentorica: izr. prof. mag. Katja Burger Kovič / Somentorica: doc. Petja Zorec / 2022
(RO)KOKOŠI A contemporary textile installation in the Rococo manner titled (Ro)kokoši / Author: Uroš Topić / Mentor: Assoc. Prof. Katja Burger Kovič / Co-mentor: Asst. Prof. Petja Zorec / 2022
Delo (RO)KOKOŠI naslavlja več perečih družbenih vprašanj in možne odgovore nanje postavlja skozi prizmo rokokoja. Velika žakarska tapiserija (270 cm x 650 cm) združuje rokokojsko motiviko in sodobne likovne elemente. V zelo strnjenem smislu tapiserija opozarja na krhkost umetnosti, kulture in jezika, predvsem v tako majhni deželi, kot je Slovenija, in na to, da lahko te dragocenosti kaj hitro izgubimo, če jih ne bomo negovali in ščitili.
The work (RO)KOKOŠI addresses several current social issues and presents possible answers to them through the prism of Rococo. The sizable woven tapestry (270 cm x 650 cm) reflects the interiors of Rococo mansions and contextualises them for modern times. In a very condensed sense, the tapestry draws attention to the fragility of art, culture and language, particularly in such a small country as Slovenia, and to the fact that we can quickly lose these valuables if we do not nurture and protect them.
V zaključnem študijskem delu je predstavljen proces oblikovanja tapiserije in njeni tehnični izzivi, s katerimi se je oblikovalec soočal, ko je prenašal ročno monokromatično risbo v večbarvno digitalno sliko, ki je bila potrebna za izdelavo žakarske tkanine.
The final study work presents the process of designing the tapestry and the technical challenges the designer faced while transferring a hand-drawn monochromatic drawing into a multicoloured digital template required for creating the jacquard tapestry.
Končni rezultat dvoletnega nastajanja je tapiserija, ki se lahko bere na več različnih načinov, saj ima lahko vsak od upodobljenih likov vrsto interpretacij. Kljub variacijam pomena pa ima končno sporočilo vedno rdečo nit: za obstoj kulture, umetnosti, jezika in družbe moramo venomer vztrajno delati, paziti na dostojanstvo sebe in ljudi okoli nas ter spoštovati prostor, v katerem bivamo.
The result of the two-year creation is a tapestry that can be read in several different ways, as each depicted character can have a range of interpretations. Despite the variations in meaning, the final message always has a common thread: we must constantly work for the existence of culture, art, language and society; we must pay attention to the self-dignity and dignity of others, and we must respect the space in which we live.
Tapiserija (RO)KOKOŠI je bila razstavljena v tekstilnem kreativnem centru Lottozero v Pratu, Italiji. Kljub kulturnim razlikam in jezikovni prepreki (tekst na tapiseriji je namreč v slovenskem jeziku) so obiskovalci vedno zlahka povzeli, da je kokoš, ki sedi v sredini slike, tista, ki jo moramo obvarovati; kokoš, ki simbolizira kulturo in Slovenijo.
The tapestry, titled (RO)KOKOŠI was exhibited at the Lottozero: Centre for Textile Design, Art and Culture in Prato, Italy. Despite the cultural differences and the language barrier (the text on the tapestry is written in Slovenian), visitors easily grasped that the chicken sitting in the middle of the image is the one that needs to be protected, a chicken symbolising culture and Slovenia.
