The Importance Understanding of Artisan’s Perspective in Pattern Analysis

Abstract

Understanding perspective from the artisans is the unique approach in this study since most of the studies in pattern analysis and classification ignore the individuals or artisans who design and create the patterns. Most of the research about pattern analysis has been conducted by surveying the patterns or collecting the data from the reliable sources without trying to engage with the artisans and understand their culture and worldview. The pattern analysis that does not take into consideration the artisan’s perspectives will be misguided, since it proceeds from the researcher’s limited interpretation of the patterns, without any regard for the context in which the patterns were created and appreciated. Keywords: pattern analysis, creators’ perspective, design, symmetr