AN ARTISIANS LOCALE THE EXUBERANT WORLD DF TRUCK ART

Abstract

The thesis aims at identifying our centuries-old artisans' culture, exploring its ability to provide restitution, inclusion and identity. The design aims at celebrating the indigenous folk-art, analyzing our traditions and aspirations that symbolizes truck art. It will explore the ability of design, as a point of departure in looking at how to approach and preserve a culture and furthermore bridge the gap between our native artificer and the visitors. The research explores the impact of truck art as a popular culture in our society and the aim is the formation of contextually rich place making that offer opportunities to embrace the history and culture of our region. The design proposes a communal cultural center taking in account our traditions, beliefs and cultural needs where people can congregate and share skill.