Tuesday, June 29, 2010

UPWARDLY MOBILE



THIS IMAGE WAS MADE, BASED ON THE WORK OF LEGENDARY PARISIAN FASHION DESIGNER PIERRE CARDIN, FOR THE COVER OF MY NEW LOOK BOOK. I WANTED TO MAKE A PIECE THAT SHOWED THAT MY GOAL WAS TO BLEND ART AND FASHION INTO ONE. CARDIN'S CLOTHING IS SO VISUAL AND SEVERE, EACH PIECE IS A WEARABLE WORK OF ART. THE WEARER BECOMES THE CANVAS FOR WHICHEVER OUTER-SPACE IDEAS CARDIN CAN COME UP WITH.

NOW, THE IDEA OF MOBILE ART WAS INVENTED IN 1931, BUT I FEEL LIKE WE REALLY SEE IT COME INTO ALL IT'S TACKY GLORY IN THE 1960'S WHEN CARDIN WAS ALSO MOST PROLIFIC. REMEMBER THAT SCENE IN 'VALLY OF THE DOLLS' WHERE HELEN LAWSON IS SINGING THAT HORRIBLE 'I'LL PLANT MY OWN TREE' SONG IN FRONT OF A GIANT MOBILE ON BROADWAY? I MEAN, I GUESS IT WAS SUPPOSED TO BE EDGY, OR WHATEVER, BUT, UGH!!! ANYWAYS, WHAT WAS MY ORIGINAL POINT? OH YES, MOBILES ARE KIND'A LAME, BUT, VERY 60's MOD, ARTY.

Wednesday, June 9, 2010

FASHION GOES GONZO!!!



I FOUND THIS COSTUME SKETCH I DID OF A HIGH FASHION GONZO, FROM THE MUPPETS, WHILE GOING THROUGH SOME OLD SKETCHES AND PAINTINGS. I THOUGHT IT WAS KIND'A FUN SO I WANTED TO SHARE IT. NOW, GONZO IS FUN AND ALL BUT NO MUPPET BEATS MISS PIGGY!!! SHE IS THE BEST FELT-LINED-DIVA EVER! I WAS OBSESSED WITH HER AS A KID AND THE ADMIRATION OF HER STYLE AND BAD ATTITUDE CONTINUES TO THIS DAY. NOW IF ONLY SHE COULD GET THAT FROG TO SETTLE DOWN AND MARRY HER . . .