MONET'S WATER LILIES PAINTING AS AN INSPIRATION FOR UPCYCLING TEXTILE WASTE WITH PATCHWORK TECHNIQUE

• Main Author: Ratu Falysha, Jauza
• Format: Final Project
• Language: Indonesia
• Online Access: https://digilib.itb.ac.id/gdl/view/81838
• Institution: Institut Teknologi Bandung

This report is based on the rise of fast fashion that encourages excessive consumerism. This consumerism causes the textile industry to overproduce. Fast fashion in the textile industry if not addressed properly will only end up as waste. Waste poses a significant threat to the environment and ecosystem. Starting from the buildup of waste in water absorption that can lead to flooding, contributing 8-10% of carbon dioxide emissions, water contamination, and the spread of microplastics in the oceans. The number of adverse impacts generated by the handling in processing textile waste is still very minimal. Only about 15% of the total textile waste is reprocessed. The topic of Monet's painting "Water Lilies" is studied as a source of inspiration for textile waste treatment by applying sustainable concepts. This report explores Monet's visual that focuses on natural landscapes in his impressionist style and translates it to textile products using patchwork and embroidery techniques. The primary data in the research method was achieved with an explorative approach using textile waste, namely garment waste fabric and sewing production waste. Exploratory data is studied based on the elements of fine art, such as line, shape, color, and texture. Literature and visual analysis of Monet's "Water Lilies" painting were also conducted to achieve a visual that matches Monet's impressionist style. Based on the objectives and methods of this report, the visual translation aspect was carried out by changing the medium from paint to the use of fabric and yarn. The results show that Monet's impressionistic visuals can be translated from the use of fabric colors to depict the lighting of objects; the direction of painting lines using manual machine embroidery and hand embroidery techniques; and varying the size of textile waste pieces arranged using patchwork techniques. Textile waste as the main media can also be concluded that the selection of fabric characteristics is very important to prevent wrinkling or untidiness in the production process.