Textiles in contemporary sculpture

Namen mojega diplomskega dela je raziskati in predstaviti tekstil kot kiparski material v sodobni umetnosti. Na kratko predstavim nit, ki je gradnik, ter posledično sorodni material tekstila in prav tako nastopa kot suveren material v kiparstvu. Tako kot tekstil se tudi nit v kiparstvu pojavi in uveljavi relativno pozno, za izražanje pa jo pogosto uporabljajo ženske, saj je predvsem zaradi tradicije šivanja - kot pretežno ženske domene, označen za ženski material. Za lažjo predstavo osvetlim pojem moderne umetnosti, umetnostno-zgodovinsko obdobje, v katerem se tekstil prvič pojavi kot del skulpture. Navežem se na sodobno umetnost, kjer blago kot material v kiparstvu začenja doživljati svoj razcvet. Podam pogled na določena avantgardna gibanja in smeri, ki so pri tem odigrala pomembnejšo vlogo. V diplomski nalogi poskušam zajeti in predstaviti vse poglavitne načine uporabe tekstila v kiparstvu, obenem pa predstavim po mojem mnenju najpomembnejše umetnike, ki se pri svojem delu in umetniškem izražanju poslužujejo enega ali več omenjenih načinov. Osredotočim se na sodobnega kiparja Ernesta Neta ter njegove interaktivne instalacije, ki so pogosto izdelane iz prosojnega najlona. Brazilski umetnik je name že pred leti naredil močan vtis in vplival na moja dela, ki jih predstavim v praktičnem delu. V času študija sem jih pod vodstvom mentorja prof. mag. Romana Makšeta razstavila v okviru nekaj skupinskih in dveh samostojnih razstav. V pedagoškem delu diplomske naloge izdelam učno pripravo za likovno nalogo Oblikovanje kiparskega volumna po domišljiji, ter oblikovanje skupinske instalacije po načelu sodobnih likovnih praks, v kateri izpostavim pojma instalacija in land art, ter tekstil predstavim kot odličen izhodiščni material za ustvarjanje. Velik poudarek namenjam ozaveščanju učencev o onesnaževanju in zastrupljanju okolja, ki ga posredno povzročamo s pretirano, nepremišljeno in nepotrebno potrošnjo oblačil. Med pisanjem diplomske naloge so se mi porajala vprašanja in dileme, o katerih razmišljam na koncu, hkrati pa iščem povezave med umetniškimi deli, idejami in rešitvami, ki sem jih odkrivala tekom pisanja.My thesis aims to explore and present textiles as a sculptural material in contemporary art. I briefly introduce thread as the building block and consequently a material similar to textile, which is also used as an independent material in sculpture. Like textiles, thread in sculpture appears and becomes widely recognised relatively late. It is frequently used by women, as it is mostly characterised as women\u27s material due to the sewing tradition, which is a predominantly female domain. To illustrate, I outline the concept of contemporary art, a period of art history in which textile appears for the first time as a part of a sculpture. I refer to contemporary art, in which fabric as material in sculpture begins to experience its heyday. I present certain avandgarde movements and tendencies that played a major role in this regard. The thesis attempts to capture and present all the main uses of textiles in sculpture, while at the same time presenting those who, in my opinion, are prominent artists using one or more of these methods in their work and artistic expression. The thesis is focused on Ernesto Neto, a contemporary sculptor, and his interactive installations that are often made of translucent nylon. I was strongly impressed by the Brazilian artist already some years agohe influenced my work which is presented in the practical part of the thesis. During my studies, I exhibited these works as part of several group and two solo exhibitions under the guidance of my mentor, Prof. Roman Makše. The educational part of the thesis features the concept for the art project titled Designing sculptural volume according to imagination and designing group installations on the principle of contemporary art practices, highlighting the concepts of installation and land art and presenting textiles as an excellent starting material for creativity. A great deal of attention is devoted to raising awareness of polluting and poisoning the environment, which is caused indirectly by excessive, indiscriminate and unnecessary consumption of clothing. While writing the thesis, I wandered about issues and dilemmas that are dealt with in its final part, while I at the same time looked for links between works of art, ideas and solutions that I discovered in the course of writing