The textile is inspired by ancient Indian art and design. After researching on several different Indian textiles, and designs, I have realized how the Indian people worship animals, especially with elephants. Therefore, I have made elephants as my central theme of the design. The background of the textile is selected from a piece of the ancient Indian carpet, which I think strongly represent their culture and history. Principles and elements are also applied and reflected by this piece of work. The textile balance is both symmetrically and asymmetrically represented. The overall flow of the textile appears to be symmetrical, since all four corners and edges are exactly the same, the bottom images are mirror images that reflect each other, which are also the same. The central image has asymmetrical balance. The circles around the central image appear to be radial symmetrical. The background has a different color tone as compare to the rest of the images, this creates contrast of the textile. The border lines and the corner images has different value. The background and the border lines are commonly used in the designs of ancient Indian carpet. The symbolism of elephant is ancient, in India, elephant was the mount of Kings, and a symbol of the highest true self. Elephant represent ancient power, strength and royalty, therefore choosing elephant as the central image can strongly represent the ancient India.
This is an overview of the repeated textile.
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