Layering of Images

 I have taken some of our images and played around with layering them on top of each other and changing the opacity. I think some of these images could be really good to continue to draw from and layer. The images are really starting to look like the textures you see in bricks. 

Manchester from the inside.

We have decided to develop the idea of future fashion being potentially tailor made for each individual. As we seem to live in this throw away culture it has quickly become the norm to buy clothes cheaply from places such as Primark and not worry if they were to get ruined as they have no sentimental value to you. We have discussed what we would like to get from this project and we have decided we would like to propose the question of who we wear clothes for. Is it for ourselves? Is it for other people to look at and admire? Is it to show off?  We want to create ideas from the concept of the detailing on the inside of garments. Here are a few artists and modern day concepts that I think it would be worth investigating..

Suzanne Lee

I found this artist the other day from the Central Saint Martins graduate website. I thought her designs were so innovative and fashion thinking outside of the box. She makes wearable things with other concepts and messages attached. 

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.

  

 

ZANE BERZINA.

I found this artist really interesting. These are images from his project on 'Skin Architecture' where he focused on magnifying areas of skin on the body. I thought this ties in well with our concept of hidden Manchester and what it means to us personally, and therefore what it means on the inside (inside the body) Maybe we could create some samples and reflect them onto the body and see where we go from there?

Inspirational Film

When looking through the fashion films on showstudio.com I came across the video called 'Dynamic Blooms' by Nick Knight, the whole video is mesmerizing, the way the fabric flows and the change colours. I was thinking for our film we could put different colour filters on to change the dynamic of the film. I especially love the colour in this film, the red and pinks link to our own colour palette.

YAYOI KUSAMA.

Over the Easter holidays, I went to London for another gallery visit. I especially wanted to venture to the Tate Modern, as there was many interesting exhibitions on at that time. In particular, I was looking to see the Yayoi Kusama exhibition, and even though it took over 2 hour to que for, it was very much worth it. This exhibition was about a Japanese artist and her obsessively extensive body of work that she has created over the years. She has created paintings, sculptures, drawing and collage, as well as large-scale installations for which she is best known for. When there, I was instantly drawn. There was so much colour and pattern everywhere. Much of her artwork gives the illusion of being hallucinatory, reflecting her unique vision of the world and making it impossible not to be intrigued. Here are some photos I took on the sly, hope you guys like her work:

Here are some scans of some of the postcards i brought when there:

Aerial Views of Manchester...

Still carrying on with the theme of maps, and hidden manchester I have been looking at old/new maps of manchester. I want to start stitching using the map shapes. ....

Exploring Manchester

A few images I took when we went exploring around Manchester, focusing on the red brick. Today I'm going to experiment dying some fabrics with 'Terracotta Brown' dylon.

ANN GODDARD.

I came across this designer when I first discovered Lucy Brown's work, as Ann is also part of the 62 group. She creates mixed media collections, constructed wall pieces and installations. Her work explores the concept of boundaries and human impact on the landscape. Her work is very organic and natural, like Manchester with its detailed brickwork and natural mosses and plants growing out from these. The idea of things growing out from concrete is a really nice idea to look into and relates to the idea of maps of Manchester.