Tapestry pondering

The Bayer tapestry is a very historical example from the year 1066 of tapestry which is a form of art and also tells the events of like local history but very important history I think and yes this whole um brief talks about contemporary examples but I think it also asks us to look into the effects of um Outside influences on On contemporary practice so I think history is a big influence on  The kind of things we do now and I think you’ve got to lift it in the sense of um looking at the present in the context of history and this is just a good jumping off point for looking at more contemporary examples and I need to research some more  Outside or environmental factors that affect contemporary practiceAfter looking at historical examples I think a good following point will be cultural but also looking at wider global culture and how globalisation in the contemporary age affects our practice too It’s also the important factor of looking at cultural shift over time and how that also affects are that we produce like I think the political unrest and global tensions currently going on mean we are seeing a lot of protest art or pro work with a message or work that wants to be thought-provoking or produced changeI think not everything is legal you can take banksy as an example of somebody who is trying to use his practice to spread very strong messages and the message of anonymity in a world where everybody knows everything big data and um not really ever being unidentified or anonymous anymore See for example comics newspaper satire all those kind of things that are trying to raise awareness talk about issues and I think it’s become more about making change and talking about cultural problems rather than documenting events as such in the contemporary ageGoing back to tapestries that’s something that’s very much changed we use them a lot and I think they’re not really designed to be any kind of document but we have them as ornamental wall décor and they re just designed to add a vibe or add a look and it is about the aesthetics and not about telling a story so tapestries have Really Changed in the last sort of few Centuries and contemporary examples are Really important to look at and how it’s Changed if I Am going to start with the Bay Tapestry as a jumping off