Thandiwe Muriu’s ongoing Camo series cloaks models in arresting garments that disguise them in textile surroundings, leaving just their hands and faces visible.
From the printed clothing to the subject’s accessories and hairstyles, each image is layered with references to the Nairobi-based photographer’s daily life and a sense of resourcefulness that permeates the local culture. Common items like bottle tops, mosquito coils, bicycle gears, straws, and cleaning brushes become elaborate eyewear or decorative additions to historical “architectural hairstyles that are being forgotten,” she tells Colossal.
Vintage handkerchiefs have been an unsung source of inspiration for many of the world’s most exciting brands. This volume written by vintage clothing and textiles experts, will appeal to collectors of printed textiles, fashion lovers and designers, and provide a visual feast for anyone with a passion for pattern. Over 200 beautifully designed handkerchiefs have been selected to reflect the magnificent array of printed designs that emerged between the 1920s and 1950s, a particularly innovative period in handkerchief design that produced small squares exploding with colour and pattern. The book comes complete with a short history of the subject, an analysis of the fabrics used, a detailing of the design characteristics of each decade, information on where to find and collect, and advice on conservation, storage and use. Organized for inspiration into 11 sections by colour, this is a fresh and covetable volume targeted at fashion professionals, designers, or a new young generation in search of old chic in new chic forms.
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Powerful Contemporary Textile Art Unveiled in Paolo Arao's 'Reverberations'
Paolo Arao: Reverberations at the Bemis Center for Contemporary Arts reveals powerful contemporary textile art immersed in the fusion of tradition and modernity.
Paolo Arao, Installation view Reverberations, 2023. One of the vibrant contemporary textile art on view at Bemis Center for Contemporary Arts. Photo: Colin Conces.
Paolo Arao: Reverberations at the Bemis Center for Contemporary Arts reveals powerful contemporary textile art immersed in the fusion of tradition and modernity.
BY KAZEEM ADELEKE, ARTCENTRON
Vibrant Contemporary Textile Art…
no one knows how much it hurts when a little thing dies. when a bug runs its fate is already decided. what made him know he could get away with hurting me? he made me small enough to forget i was ever a person. i forgot and forgot under his boot.