Theme: Doors and Windows
Art concept: Contrast
Hostess: Susan Brittingham
Due: March 2, 2013
“There are things known and there are things unknown, and in between are the doors of perception.” ---Aldous Huxley
Think of some favorite sayings and quotes you may have heard about doors and windows:
“One door closes, another opens.”
“Our eyes are windows to the soul.”
“Originality houses many rooms, and the views from the windows are all different. “
Often in the heart of winter one can feel closed in, the weather may
keep us inside our houses and our own thoughts a bit more than at other
times of the year. I started thinking about doors and windows. Where
does the door lead? What lies outside the window? Are we looking in or
looking out? We might think of doors or windows literally, or
metaphorically. In art, doors and windows can be representational or
abstract. Windows and doors also lend themselves to multiples and
repetition for those who wish to continue with this year’s number theme.
Look
at the Art and Architecture of Doors and Windows. Let yourself be
inspired by their beauty, mystery and symbolism. The variety of doors
and windows we can see is infinite. They can express a sense of place or
cultural presence. A quick image search can take you around the world.
I
would also like to encourage you to be mindful of contrast. Use higher
contrast for drama, or low contrast to encourage a sense of serenity and
calm, but be use them thoughtfully and with intention.
Explore the depictions of doors and windows by artists and quilt makers and be inspired.
Vermeer
used windows as a light source in many of his paintings, even when the
actual window was not seen. Explore your favorite Master Painters for
doors and windows.
http://www.quiltedartworks.com/ (gallery)
Without
stirring abroad, one can know the whole world; without looking out of
the window one can see the way of heaven. The further one goes the less
one knows. ---Lao Tzu
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