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Balenciaga

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Balenciaga Fall 2020 Fashion Show

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Outfit for Mace Windu

Balenciaga Fall/Winter 2013

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BALENCIAGA COUTURE FALL 2021

www.beau-gar.tumblr.com

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REFLECTION ON SKETCHBOOK DEVELOPMENTS + EXPERIMENTS FOR FINAL MAJOR PROJECT:

I printed out a series of my photoshopped prints/textile patterns to explore alternative ways of laying out and displaying my final productions for my FMP, and how it effects the impact and communication of my concept - protest. I explored how colour theory could be utilised in my final piece (a display of models, signs and and posters in a 3D space) to refer to the punk eras of fashion history, with its contrary use of the bold primary colours alongside black. With how bright and starkly contrasting it can be, the yellow in my sketchbook experiments overwhelmed the overall image, especially when it’s coupled with all of the accenting yellow tones in my photoshopped textile prints. When using yellow in my next pieces, I plan to use it sparingly for the greatest contrast and visual impact. On the other hand, ‘overwhelming’ is an appropriate aesthetic for my FMP considering the nature of protests and marches is to overwhelm and arrest attention. Either way, I prefer the use of the bright blue and red along with the blacks/darks in my pieces, as it is more reminiscent of the plaid/flannel sported by punks in the 70s and early 80s. In particular, I found myself inspired by one of Vivienne Westwood’s pieces:

The inclusion of models posing and walking in this sketchbook spread were intended to strengthen the visual relationship between my pieces and the fashion industry, which is what I’m using as my platform to explore politics and protest for this project. With Covid restricting my access to photographing my own models, I have collected various cut-outs from runway collections and magazines to edit into my work. Whilst the body language of the models has some effect on the tone and impression of what I am communicating, my main focus regarding people and portraits in my work is to manipulate the items of clothing and the accessories worn in the photographs - this is what I edit my original designs and prints onto to make the pieces my own, and more cohesive with my concept. 

I plan to use this sketchbook spread as a template/guide for when I am constructing my own virtual fashion display on artsteps - I may even decide to create most of the images for this display in my sketchbook or by hand, and then scan it into the program to add virtual and 3D elements. The effectiveness of a hand-rendered piece, along with its added sense of personalisation from coming straight from the hands of an artist rather than from through a screen fits better into my FMP and the references to hand-made/home-made signs and posters used by protesters.  

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“Froehlicher Tucan”

Timeline about street art

Street artist: Bordalo II

Instagram.com/b0rdalo_ii

Location: Berlin, Germany

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We The Youth

Keith Haring 1987

Point Breeze Philadelphia For @genegualtieri

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Rare video of #banksy doing the “Flying Balloon Girl” at Palestine

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Keith Haring drawing in the New York City Subway, 1983. 

Photos by Tseng Kwong Chi

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Keith Haring spray painting a mural at the Pittsburgh Center for the Arts, 1984.

Photos by Tseng Kwong Chi

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A Monumental 20-Story Wildflower Blooms Above Jersey City in a New Mural by Artist Mona Caron

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May 2021 - Paris - France

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Timeline sources

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Timeline sources