Jean Paul Gaultier

We have been using a lot of projections and so i wanted to find out other artists who were doing something simiuliar. Jean Paul Gaultier used projections in one of his catwalk shows. He projected  faces onto plastic mannequins, it achieved a very strange, scary feel to the mannequins.

 

Hussein Chalayan

Hussein Chalayan attended Central Saint Martins and graduated in 1993, with a collection titled “The Tangent Flows”, where he experiments not only with fabrics and patterns but also with the techniques he applies to the fabrics. In “The Tangent Flows” he buried all the clothes in his backyard once they were finished, and dug them up before his end-of-year show. This collection was a rebellion against the contemporary man, whom he believes to be miserable, this feeling is what makes him want to wear rubbish. I love the idea of burying fabric and leaving it and seeing what the outcome is, the earthy feel and colours remind me of the red brick of Manchester.

  

 

Bart Hess

Bart Hess explores several fields combining material studies, animation and photography. Bart has a very personal and recognizable signature. With his designs he is able to use new and existing materials in a very innovative way and he seems to tap into new worlds. 

I thought this artist might be useful to Lara, as you were looking at the veins and the human body? He creates these linear shapes by light reflecting on a plastic material.  Its as though he mimics the bones and veins in the human body with these light reflections which is quite interesting.

                                          He's also got a video of his work which might be helpful http://vimeo.com/39468345

Ninela Ivanova

Ivanova’s “Moulded Minds” collection is a far cry from your typical science-fair entry, however. Inspired by Dmitry Vassilev’s 2009 documentary about humans and fungi, the garments question our notions of beauty and decay. “Mold is extraordinary,” Ivanova tells Ecouterre. “It thrives when nothing else can grow. It prospered in the aftermath of the Chernobyl disaster and even grows on the outside of spaceships.”


I thought this designer might be helpful as we were looking at the mould on the red bricks. She experiments and uses actual mould to create her garments. Shes turned mould into something wearable and beautiful. 

Fyodor Golan

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This designer was mentioned in the Matthew Willamson talk, they won the fashion fringe competition. This collection is called Flowers of evil, they focus on the growth of flowers and nature. I like the simplicity of their work.

Fluid shifts and the designers sultry signature floor sweeping gowns were blanketed with laser cut silk, Circles each one individually hand sewn on, whilst intricate embroidered flowers crept onto gauzy tulles with a burst of colour, coursing from canary yellow, poppy red and emerald green through to purple and fuchsias, revealing and ccncealing the body lending texture and a sense of drama throughout. 

Jewel encrusted spines sparkled and twisted up backs, whilst couture techniques were combined with modern, high tech-methods of laser cutting and leather engraving reapplied onto net and black duchess satin to create organic shapes on the body.