Challenge 55 - Dance and Movement

FAST FRIDAY FABRIC CHALLENGE, March 2011

Linda H. MacDonald, Powell, WY

DANCE and MOVEMENT

Dance is not limited to the human form. You could choose “Dance of the Sea Turtles” for example. Or an abstract showing movement and rhythm.

Definitions:

movement: the design principle that uses some of the elements of art to produce the look of action or to cause the viewer’s eye to sweep over the art work in a certain manner.

rhythm: refers to a way of utilizing art elements to produce the look and feel of rhythmic movement with a visual tempo or beat.

I searched with Google for “dance in art” and was rewarded with many images of human form, and many others as well, such as “Meadow Dance” which is flowers http://tiny.cc/k9o10

and Heron Dance http://www.herondance.org/

More Examples:

http://www.sylvesterartquilt.com/html/center_stage.html

http://www.sylvesterartquilt.com/html/sun_dancer.html

http://tiny.cc/mox49

http://tiny.cc/8mdi1

Mary Andrews “Toot Toot Tootsie” has a lot of movement http://tiny.cc/6im2l

Abstract: “Dancing Divas” http://tiny.cc/qtunq

Larkin Jean VanHorn’s Dance http://tiny.cc/2uk7j

Margo Fiddes: http://tiny.cc/k2xqy

Dance of the Dragonfly http://www.raggedystitches.com/images/dragonfly.JPG

is a bargello pattern that shows a lot of movement.

Caryl Bryer Fallert’s “Wings of a Dream” http://tiny.cc/oqyem

A couple of my own quilts depict forms of dance as well: http://macsplace.net/dance.htm

Have fun developing your own dance or movement in fabric!

P.S. I chose “Dance and Movement” way back in September 2010. It is coincidence that PAQA South chose Movement for their exhibit with a deadline of this month. Small world.