I love the colors and I love the stripes. And the fact that they are textiles. Could be awesome framed, put behind plexiglass with some brass screws or hung as-is. I love that they are male and female, too, and that they come as two vertical panels (always nice for symmetrical wall space). I think the key with pieces like this is juxtaposition - actually making them stand out against differing items makes them intentional and a focal point.
But what do you think? Cool? Or ugly as sin?
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I think they are amazing--I'm a sucker for anything handmade, and this is so well done...... I say go for it! You'll have something no one else has.
ReplyDeleteSometimes I wonder if we love things because of
their ubiquity--the fact that they have been pronounced cool. With something unusual, sometimes we don't trust our gut. I know you can make these work!!
These would be so chic as you say behind plexiglass in my boy/girl shared bathroom. It already has sort of a seafoam tile on the walls and lots of white.
ReplyDeleteDepends on the space. I'd use them in family room area or chdildrens' hallway. Like the idea for the framing.
ReplyDeleteI was about to type "NO" but now I am thinking that they could be fabulous if done in a very modern way.
ReplyDeleteNo. They belong next to a pink plastic flamingo and a pot of plastic flowers. Kitsch, if that is the look you are going for.
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I want to say yes... but, NO. If I have to try to talk myself into liking something, it's a no.
ReplyDeleteI would get tired of them.
ReplyDeleteJust say no. They just seem over the top.
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ReplyDeleteTruly ugly!
Maria
Hell yes!!
ReplyDeleteAn emphatic yes!
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I am all about the unusual being fabulous, but these are a definite no for me. If they were on papyrus instead of quilted, maybe; but fabric art: no for me.
ReplyDeleteDone the wrong way? Yes, bad. Handled in a modern way? It could be great. I say it's just nice to have new things to look at. I sometimes get tired of the "tufted, Beni'd, Imperial Trellis'd" images we all gravitate to like lemmings....If you love it, do it! It's your house. Restrained & safe good taste all the time in all settings is overrated.....
ReplyDeleteAs far as decorating is concerned, I use older versions of these and more recent arabesque variations instead of the 1960-80s style you have here. I'm roughly estimating that date by the fading/wearing of the textiles and their palette, btw. I could be wrong :)
ReplyDeleteYou might also be interested to know exactly what these items are. You have in your possession a pair of Egyptian Tentmaker's appliques, known formally as Khayamiya. I'm currently writing a history of this distinctive art form, and Kim Beamish is now producing a documentary on the living Tentmakers. You can read more about it by following his facebook page "The Tentmakers of Chareh el-Khiamiah", or having a look at my preliminary Wikipedia article on "Khayamiya".
A great find - well done! I hope you are still happy with them in your home :)
We bought similar ones in Egypt in 1968 and I never knew where to put them or how they could fit in with my decorating. So now, almost 50 years later, I am going to either use them or lose them. I hung a horizontal khayamiya on the landing above a bench and under a window. Beautiful! It stands out because there is nothing else distracting its beauty. I have an empty wall in my dining room that can be seen upon entering our house. It's hard to have more than one of them on a wall as they are pretty "busy" but by itself, it stands out and adds interest to an otherwise boring wall. I plan to frame it for a more finished look. I like these khayamiyas now even though I didn't know what to do with them all of these years. Not everyone has been to Egypt and they kind of "tell our story."
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