Surse de cercetare ale textilelor din Moldova

Abstract

The evolution of textile art in Bessarabia, MSSR and respectively Republic of Moldova is based on traditions passed down from generation to generation, which have undergone several changes conditioned by the development of the chemical industry, automation of the work process, but also the change of human mentality with the urbanization process. Reconstructing the picture of the evolution of textile art involves a detailed analysis of the most diverse sources: archive documents, photographs, sketches of carpets, museum collections, field research of the author etc. This article examined the research sources of textile art, which allowed to follow the path of this field through the prism of traditions and innovations, successfully implemented in contemporary craft centers, which have several specializations: choosing and weaving carpets, religious artistic embroidery and the secular one, the making of clothing and interior textiles. It should be noted that the information provided by the written research sources is complemented by the material ones and supplemented by the results of field expeditions, the fact that allows to obtain an overview of the traditions and innovations in textile art. At different stages, research was carried out on topics as: the emergence of craft centers and the development of home industry, the symbolism of weaving as an artistic occupation, the meaning of the pieces used to beautify the home, classification of the pieces according to several factors, etc. However, at the current stage of research there is no multilateral study that would integrate the complex development of textile art in the space between Prut and Dniester.