REDISCOVERY / DOUBLE TAKE

Digital Textiles // Fall 2014 Makenzie Brown

Routine, repetition, familiarity. These are patterns that run through our lives, easing the realities of change and adaptation. Our brains are drawn to the familiarity of repetition, and consistency means security in the scattered, fast paced, and dynamic world that we live in.

Visually, patterns are easily digested and interpereted by the brain. Patterns can be at once pleasing and complex. My work draws upon the dynamism of the pattern, yet subtly challenges the viewer to make sense of inconsistencies and obscurities in an image.

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These patterns are inspired by William Morris - a designer and social activist during the industrial

vI. Rose Redesign revolution. His textiles embraced nature as a contrast II. Geometric Florals to the rapid and harsh urbanization of the time.

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REDISCOVERY I. Rose Redesign II. Geometric Florals III. Meow Burds IV. Meow Burds (on boards) V. Bunny Redesign VI. Bunny Humps VII. Bunny Humps (linear print) VIII. Bunny Humps (on bag

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DOUBLE TAKE This collection contains hidden meaning in the imagery. The illustrated patterns challenge the viewer in a surprising, at times ironic manner, only to be understood with a second look and multiple interpretations.

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significance or a hidden message beyond a simple image. Take a second look.

DOUBLE TAKE I. Spoons (conversational print) II. Spoonicorn (conversational prints) III. Spoonicorn (linear print) IV. Breathe Burd (conversational print) V. Bullheaded (conversational prints) VI. Gooey Apples (engineered print) VII. Gooey Harvest (repetition) VIII. Gooey Apples (linear print) IX. Gooey Apples (engineered print) X. Opposite Growth (conversational prints)