When the first weaving samples unearthed from the archaeological finds are examined, it is seen that the motifs in the form of simulated ornaments symbolizing people, animals, plants, and similar creatures are used. Motifs are units that can be recombined, interpreted, recreated, and modified by weavers or designers to create endless design variations. Some motifs have historical, geographical, and cultural identities. The motifs that make up the patterns in weaving have been a kind of silent language for the weaver or the creator in ancient times when communication was limited. The sources on which the publications on the symbolic meanings of weaving and motifs are based, apart from written and printed sources, can also be the people who make the weaving, that is, the source persons for those who do research in the field. From a Structuralist point of view, giving meaning to a motif created by weaving, regardless of its technique, is an active sign making. Motifs can create their own unique form of discourse according to temporal and spatial differences. In weavings, since the indicator is a motif, the signifying figures are the concept or meaning that is shown. The main feature of the indicators is that they are functionally oriented towards communication. Since motifs are thought to function as a means of communication of the weaver, they must contain a meaning based on their formal appearance. The functions of motifs as a sign are to complete the arrangement in a harmonious unity and to integrate the weaving theme with symbolic meanings. Weavings and their motifs are mentioned, written, researched, and expressed only with their symbolic meanings. In our age where the meaning is problematized, the weaver re-weaves the previous weavings by looking from samples, natterns and patterns, insteaf of creating original weavings that are carriers of a certain meaning and plays with them on the plane of curtural memory. The weavings produced by today’s weaver have lost their uniqueness and their semantic background. The same, similar, or variational motifs and patterns are frequently encountered in the rug and carped weavings of many different regions of Anatolia. Tehrefore, even if the patterns are memorized. The statements of today’s weavers about their meanings are weak in terms of reliability. In this article, the phenomenon of attiributing meanşng to the motifs of local weavings, motifs from a conceptual point of view, the formation of motifs, motifs, and symbolic meaning attributions in terms of semiotics have been examined with a structuralist perspective. The semantic functions and interpretation attributed to the motifs of local weavings can be placed within the framework of the constructivist movement’s attitude of telling therough languange.
Birincil Dil | Türkçe |
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Bölüm | DERLEME |
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Yayımlanma Tarihi | 31 Mart 2022 |
Yayımlandığı Sayı | Yıl 2022 Cilt: 5 Sayı: Özel Sayı 3 - AYDIN UĞURLU VE GELENEKSEL SANATLAR ÖZEL SAYISI |