All Flesh is Grass

By Arlyne Moi

Thesis for Master’s Degree, 1998 at the Norwegian College of Applied Art and Design, Section for Visual Communication.

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Content

Preface

Acknowledgements

Introduction
Theme: Plant Metaphor

  • 1 To describe my project briefly
  • 2 What is illustration?
  • 3 Is it good or is it «just»?
  • 4 Memorability and decorativity

1 Background

  • 1 A historical context
  • 2 Decor and ornament
  • 3 Basis for my approach
  • 4 Relating my work to a public and private room

2 How the Motifs Developed

  • 1 The false start
  • 2 Starting over

3 Visual Experiments

  • 1 Silk screen and newspapers
  • 2 Textile course
  • 3 The blankets
  • 4 Paper samples
  • 5 Metal plates as pictures

4 Three Finished Projects

I: The Sochi Screen: An Object for a Private Room

  • 1 The Concept
  • 2 Preliminary project to the sochi screen
  • 3 The problem with size
  • 4 A method emerges

II: Obey Necessity: An Object for a Public Room

  • 1 The concept
  • 2 The technique
  • 3 Green- house cathedrals
  • 4 The process
  • 5 Paper as public decoration

III: The Picture Book «Fallet»

  • 1 The idea
  • 2 Irony between pictures and words
  • 3 Sometimes it helps to let things sit for a while

5 Methodology

  • 1 How do I actually work?
  • 2 Printmaking as a major means of artistic expression
  • 3 Artist/scientist, artisan or hack?

Summary

Bibliography

Notes