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    Celestial art
    (UMT Lahore, 2023-07-04) Habiba Farrukh
    Artists, scientists, and historians all have fascinating ideas on celestial art and textile processes. The goal of the multidisciplinary research project described in this abstract is to explore the complex history, cultural relevance, and technical facets of celestial art and how they relate to textile practices. This research aims to increase our understanding of heavenly themes and how they appear in textile traditions across various civilizations by fusing art history, cultural anthropology, and textile technology. The investigation starts by looking into historical celestial artefacts from many cultures, such mediaeval illuminated manuscripts, clay tablets from Mesopotamia, and ancient Egyptian hieroglyphs. The exploration of the symbolic meanings assigned to celestial themes in various cultural contexts begins with these visual depictions of celestial bodies, constellations, and astronomical occurrences. In addition, this multidisciplinary work uses contemporary technical developments to investigate contemporary textile and celestial art applications. This research intends to reinvent celestial motifs in textiles and create new modes of expression by utilizing digital photography, computer-aided design, and 3D printing technology. This work aims to close the gap between the past and the present by pushing the boundaries of conventional textile crafting and revitalizing celestial art in fresh and interesting ways. This research project is expected to produce a thorough catalogue of celestial art motifs from various civilizations as well as a thorough investigation of the methods used in textile traditions with celestial themes. In addition, this study seeks to create a number of modern textile artworks that are inspired by cosmic art.