KRPANE PONJAVE AS AN INSPIRATION FOR A CONTEMPORERY TEXTILE ART COLLECTION

Slavonske ili krpane ponjave vrijedna su kulturna ostavština s područja Brodskog Posavlja. Njihova tradicijska simbolika vezuje se za plodnost, stoga će se analizirati pripadajući ornamenti i simbolika, te običaji uz nju vezani. Nadalje, rad istražuje pojavnost i afirmaciju seksualnosti kroz povijest umjetnosti do danas. Također istražuje pojavnost seksualne simbolike i ornamenata u modi i odijevanju, te opisuje društvene promjene koje su zaslužne za slobodu kreativnog izražavanja kakvu imamo danas. Dalje će se istražiti aktualne društvene promjene u Hrvatskoj, a koje su povezane sa seksualnosti. To se odnosi na cenzuru iste u umjetnosti te skup društvenih problema u borbama za jednaka prava žena i manjina, najviše LGBT1 zajednice. Rad će ukazati na sveprisutan društveni pritisak tradicionalne katoličke struje, te će ga, uz loš ekonomski napredak, svrstati kao dodatan uzrok migracije stanovništva u posljednjih nekoliko godina. Takva će aktualna društvena slika poslužiti kao glavna inspiracija za finalnu seriju tiskanih tekstilnih uzoraka i mini kolekciju, koja kroz likovnost s pripadajućom seksualnom simbolikom predstavlja kritiku tradicionalnom društvu.Valuable culutral heritage from the area of Brodsko Posavlje are slavonian rag coverings. Their traditional symbolic patterns are related with fertility, hence the ornaments and their symbolism will be analysed in the thesis, along with customs and traditions they bring. Furthermore, thesis examines the appereance and affirmation of sexuality throughout history of art until nowadays. It also reasherches the appeareance of sexual symbolism and ornaments in fashion and clothing, and describes society changes that contributed to the freedom of creative expression we enjoy today. After that, actual social changes in Croatia that are related to sexuality are to be examined. That includes a censorship of sexuality in art and a group of social problems found in fights for the equal rights among women and minorities, especially LGBT2 community. Thesis will point out the omnipresent social pressure of traditional catholic stream which will later be clasified as one of the main causes of population migration in the last few years, along with low rate of economic growth. Actual state of society serves as the main inspiration for the final series of printed textil designs and mini collection. Also related to the sexual symolism, it is representing a critic towards traditional society