Antonina's movement video

My movement video from 12/13, apologies again for it not playing.

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=BZNOzQsjAwM&feature=BFa&list=HL1324044558&lf=mh_lolz

or


http://youtu.be/BZNOzQsjAwM

the beginning shows my idea of layering clothes by getting dressed (ideally almost synchronized). Then I experimented with layering some animation images I'm working with inbetween, as well as at the end of the video.

thank you! and sorry again...

-antonina

Random Find for Natalie

Was remembering Punky Brewster, and came across this website.

A Return to the Artisan in the Art World

Check it out: An article from Sunday's NYT about the increase in (and return to) artisanal approaches in the contemporary art and design worlds.

Multi Media Fashion Exhibition

On Sunday night, the fashion collective Three as Four opened its highly anticipated exhibition “Insalaam Inshalom” at the Beit Ha’Ir Center for Urban Culture in Tel Aviv, bringing to fruition a project over two years in the making. Covering the walls of the four-story building in fabric printed with their spring collection’s central motifs, which are made of a mix of Muslim and Jewish symbols, the designers Gabi Asfour, Adi Gil and Ange Donhauser invited 10 artists to show works that relate to the project’s central notion: that Judaism and Islam can live side by side. “We’ve accumulated the energy of artists and performers who are like-minded,” Asfour said. “We tried to balance things from all sides, though it’s always difficult.”

Featured in the show are pieces by Yoko Ono, Joseph Dadoune and Jessica Mitrani, to name a few. Installations, video works, textiles and photography are among the works on display throughout the center’s “Insalaam Inshalom”-patterned walls. The performers at Sunday’s event included the Cyprus-born, New York-based director/choreographer Maria Hassabi, who wore cotton overalls from the Three as Four collection. Carrying a rolled-up rug on her slight frame, she slowly made her way down a flight of stairs into a cramped performance area, stopping every few seconds in different sculptural positions. Having arrived, she released the rug behind her back and wrapped herself in it as in a cape. At other moments she lay on it as well as under it as if it were a blanket.

As usual, Three as Four opted for a less formal fashion show, with a backgammon board acting as a centerpiece onstage, with mannequins dressed in pieces from the collection positioned around it. Models entered the central space to stand between the forms, then took turns walking over to a low table, sitting down, rolling the dice and moving the pieces of the board game. After each turn, one model would get up and take the place of another — a collective game of musical chairs.

A video from the exhibit can be viewed here.

François Lesage- master embroider dies at 82

Master embroider, François Lesage died at 82.  For the last 50 years he has collaborated with couture houses, "from Balenciaga to Lacroix", setting the standard on surface embellishments for fashion houses worldwide.

I have not found a good article to post about his life but he is worth looking up. His website shows some of the most beautiful curtains/designs/things never thought possible with thread. The scale of his Paris embroidery house is also inspiring. Wonder how this tradition will continue...

history of embroidery on his page for embroidery lovers!

 

he was not only good at the familiar but covered new territory with his embroidery house

http://www.prestigium.com/news/mode/jean-francois-lesage-s-installe-a-saint-germain-1159/diaporama/3/#show

-antonina

Isabelle de Borchgrave

A new book, "pulp Fashion" appeared on the shelves of the Decker library about the artist Isabelle de Borchgrave, who has created a series of paper 'simulacras' of historic garments. I thought you all might be interested and was thinking of Ariell in particular.

Lubberland Dance Company / Caroline

A Friday night performance series at Bread and Puppet Theater in Glover, VT.


Bread & Puppet 2008, Insurrection Mass - 1st clip by foumonde

Mara Hoffman

For Caroline

This is the designer Mara Hoffman. I personally enjoy her use of patterns and styling for swimsuits. The first picture is not her work, I think she just used it as an inspiration for makeup. 

-stephanie

Vibskov & Emenius

vibskov emenius fringe projects from traffic on Vimeo.


Vibskov & Emenius

I found this while exploring some blogs. Enjoy!

Inspiration -Stephanie

Music:

Radiohead- The Gloaming

Movement: Not sure what movement or choreography yet but here are some video's I've been looking at.


Pilobolus


Brent Holland, Underwater Dance Troupe

for Naomi (again). and anyone else interested.

via tumblr. (I really need to get off this website...)

for Naomi and her "butt pillows" :P

from nicolaformichetti.tumblr.com

Strange Alice in Wonderland music vid

I remember watching this as a kid and being really freaked out, but there are some fun costumes and performance work that may inspire someone!

-Jackie

for Gio from John Krynick

Awesome creepy music for Thea (or whoever)

Via John Krynick for all of you!

The Theyyam or Theyyattam is a popular ritual dance of North Kerala, particularly now found in the traditional Kolathunadu, of the present Kannur and Kasargode districts. As a living cult with centuries old traditions, ritual and custom, it embraces almost all castes and classes of Hindu religion in this region. The term Theyyam is a corrupt form of daivam or God. It is a rare combination of dance and music and reflects important features of a tribal culture.

Inspiration (Natalie)

Music options:

FERRARI JACKSON "LUSH" TEASER (CULTURE DEALER 2011) from CULTURE DEALER on Vimeo.

Inspiration for movement:

Graphic Designer Candidate Websites:

Irem Cetinor: www.iremcetinor.com

Nicolas Kubail: www.nicolaskubail.com

Alex Dougherty: http://www.alex-dougherty.com/

So exciting!!!!

Grayson Perry

How it is possible that I did not know about the work of Grayson Perry before today!?

Chocolate Costumes - Hakan Martensson

http://ology.com/fashion-and-beauty/chocolate-costumes-new-york-chocolate-show

My sister sent me this link to chocolate costumes done by chocolate sculptor Hakan Martensson for the New York Chocolate Show. The above is just one of the examples, click on the link for more information!

his website: www.hakanmartensson.com

Kenzo!

Italian designer Antonio Marras for Kenzo / Spring/summer 2011 show at Paris Fashion Week



These seem to evoke various national dress traditions

(Women in Cusco, Peru)

(cholitas of bolivia/contemporary)

(Mohammedan woman, Bulgaria)

(Westphalia, Germany)
(Spreewald, Northern Germany)

(Mari, Estonia and Finland)

(Hohlstein, Germany)

and of course of Yves Saint Laurent's Wedding Dress:

Great Exhibition

The exhibition ART FASHION IDENTITY at the Royal Academy examines how artists and designers use clothing as a mechanism to communicate and reveal elements of our identity.

On this site I found the intriguing work of Azra Aksamja.

Charlie le Mindu for Megan

Artistic Intervention on the Runway

Alicia Framis presents her most recent work, the majority of which was prepared in Shanghai, where she currently lives and works. As in the case of Not For Sale (2007) for Madrid Abierto, Framis' projects are always related to society and directly influenced by the reality that surrounds her and her immediate environment. Using elements of fashion design, popular culture and architecture, Not For Sale (2007) reflects that reality.

Not For Sale is a work in progress that analyses the situation of children who are sold all over the world. The project began in the city of Bangkok, Thailand, where Framis produced a first portrait of a naked chets child but a necklace that read "not for sale."

OTHER fascinating projects by this Spanish artist living in Berlin include:

Lost Astronaut - an ongoing performance-installation exploring the potentialities of living on the moon through the ironical and fictional character and activities of a woman astronaut. Left on Earth like all women who were never part of the moon race, she settles in to BaseCamp, in which she will live for the 2 weeks of the biennial in a customized astronaut suit, among drawings and prototypes that aim to both parody and demand women's presence on the moon. Her activities will be pre-determined by scores written by invited authors and artists, and the audience will be able to interact with her in BaseCamp or as she wanders the streets of New York City.

Anti-Dog - A collection designed by Alicia Framis to make women — especially coloured ones — feel protected in dangerous neighbourhoods inhabited by skinheads, their dogs and other kinds of aggressors. The fist collection of this social art piece was composed of 23 dresses produced in a bullet-resistant and stab-proof fabric called Twaron in order to enable women to fend off aggression. The dresses are based on famous designs by Chanel, Dior, Courrèges, Gaultier,Hussein Chalayan, Karen Park-Goude. The classic styling and the golden fabric give the garments a kind of luxurious appeal.

• Alicia Framis presents Lost Astronaut – an ongoing performance-installation at APF LAB, exploring the potentialities of living on the moon through the ironical and fictional character and activities of a woman astronaut. Left on Earth like all women who were never part of the moon race, she settles in to BaseCamp, in which she will live for the 2 weeks of the biennial in a customized astronaut suit, among drawings and prototypes that aim to both parody and demand women’s presence on the moon. Her activities will be pre-determined by scores written by invited authors and artists, and the audience will be able to interact with her in BaseCamp or as she wanders the streets of New York City.NEWS

For Antonina

Sharif Waked's Check Point Chic (2003) - check it out!

Stephen Jones - HATS at the V&A

Greetings All - Stephen Jones, the millinery, as recently featured in an exhibition at the V&A. On their website, the museum has produced and included some great videos about the milliner's process. See here.

Some great accompanying images can be seen at the Show Studio site.

Thom Browne Spring 2012

We discussed this in class, but here is footage from Thom Brown's show at the NYC Public Library this fall:

Thom Browne Womenswear Spring Summer 2012 from POP BOP and SNAP on Vimeo.

Here is a link to some good images of a Browne show covered in Paper Mag that reminded me of the ecclesiastical scene in Fellini's Roma.

McQueen Shows

If you are unfamiliar with them, please take time to watch some of Alexander McQueen's shows. His website contains an extensive archive for the last decade. I have selected a handful that I would like to ask you to view, if you have not already done so on your own.

The Girl Who Lived in the Tree 2008

It's Only a Game 2005

Deliverance 2004

Scanners 2003

BBC segment about VOSS 2001

I provided you with the reading "The Greatest Show on Earth" on the Moodle. Please read this in the next couple of weeks (in evaluations in past classes, students have cited this as an engaging and helpful reading.)

Rubia, Thursday, December 8, 7-9pm Main 110

Danza de le Torito in Guanajuato Mexico

via John Krynick, our visiting critic next week:

Kate Hartman: The Art of Wearable Communication (Ted Talk)

Thought this was particularly interesting, especially after our conversations yesterday about (the importance of) communication within group projects.

Nifty paper wigs

Beautiful Paper wigs and masks by Nikki Salk and Amy Flurry

http://www.therealchristinebrown.com/

-Anna