Tuesday 17 November 2015

BRITAIN - ART IN THE 60'S

BRITAIN - ART IN THE 60'S

The art movement was started by artist Richard Hamilton and was one of the pioneers of Pop Art. Since this revolution everything seemed to evolve.
Music seemed more popular in the 1960's especially British Pop Groups such as The Beatles and The Rolling Stones as in 1964 The Beatles had the top 5 singles in the chart and they also had alot of bestselling albums.

There also seemed to be alot of Fashion Icons around in the 1960's, as fashion started to become bigger in this era. The 60's Fashion era is often coming back into trend each year! Twiggy was a big name in the 60's! (see last blog post) but since being The Face of the 1966 she is now instantly recognizable! She has been on everything and everywhere such as on some of Andy Warhols Screen prints, and Marks and Spencers shopping bags.

Edie Sedgwick was the original IT girl! Popular in the New York art scene she became very popular. She was know for her 'good girl gone bad' vibe and her dark eyeliner. Her mini mod dresses and sheer black tights also made her a iconic women in the fashion world.

Veruschka is a unique German model who landed her first cover in 1963. She became popular because of her 'sexy' attitude and look. She exuded sex because of her style of fashion, showing of alot of leg and flirty facial features. She lead a new direction of fashion in the 60's by pioneering a new skinny chic ideal.

http://quotesgram.com/edie-sedgwick-quotes/ http://quotesgram.com/edie-sedgwick-quotes/ http://www.ilovewildfox.com/iloveyouwildfox/2015/1/11/veruschka

THE 60'S



THE 60'S
The 60's is a popular culture and era know often called the 'Sixties.' Alot of great things happened in Britain and around the world during the 60's. For example, the first man inspace happened in 1961, 1966 England won the world cup and virtually all houses had electricity at this point. 

What I really like from the 60's were all the fashion trends. Even the way people styled their hair was completely different in the 1960's. One big inspiration from the 60's was Twiggy. 
Lesley Lawson, popularly known as Twiggy, is an english actress, model and singer. Mid 1960's she became a well known British Teenage model of Swinging Sixties London. 

Twiggy was especially known for how she looks. She was a very thin model and had very unique features such as large eyes and long eyelashes. In 1966, she was named 'The Face Of 1966.' By 1967 Twiggy had appared on covers such as Vogue and her fame had spread world wide.  

http://www.huffingtonpost.com/2013/10/22/twiggy-leather-ms_n_4141708.html
http://www.huffingtonpost.com/2013/10/22/twiggy-leather-ms_n_4141708.html

https://www.pinterest.com/pin/34832597087912095/
https://www.pinterest.com/pin/34832597087912095/

The 60's fashion is always coming back into trend, especially the Mod Style. Many celebrities have been seen sporting the 60's style and here are a few...


Blake Lively CFDA Awards 2014 outfitChloe Grace Moretz If I Stay premiere, 1960s outfitHailee Steinfeld 1960s colourful dress


Monday 26 October 2015

AMERICAN MODERNISM - POP ART

POP ART
Pop art is an art movement that became popular in the mid 1950's in Britain. The movement then emerged in the late 1950's in the United States.
One of the popular artists who shaped the pop art movement was an American artist called Andy Warhol. Andy's work usually consists of very bright colours and his work was very recognisable. He would often draw/get influence from popular media and products, advertisements and celebrities. Andy Warhol understood the allure of celebrity and understood shopping, so these obsessions helped drove the economy. Andy captured an 'authentic American aesthetic.'


     http://coca-cola-art.com/category/andy-warhol-coca-cola/http://www.garuyo.com/arte-y-cultura/obras-andy-warhol

POP ART FASHION
Pop art has become one of the most influential art movements and most of the artists of this movement has influenced fashion design.

Andy Warhol is one of the very first icons of pop art. Warhol's most famous piece of work was his Cambells soup can. In the 60's, this well known art was made into a dress named The Souper Dress, marking the beginning of the influential connection Warhol had with fashion.
http://www.metmuseum.org/collection/the-collection-online/search/79778
http://www.metmuseum.org/collection/the-collection-online/search/79778
                     
Also, well known names such as Christian Dior released a collection of dresses and accesories with sketches of shoes drawn by Warhol.
 Five pop artists translation
http://www.buro247.me/fashion/trends/five-pop-artists-who-influenced-fashion.html
 


Friday 16 October 2015

AMERICAN MODERNISM - FASHION

American modernism is an artistic cultural movement in the United States.
It started in the early 1920's when the ready to wear fashion started to spread and become popular in America. More women started to earn their own wages and didn't want to waste time and money on fittings. This is because people, especially women called for expensive fashion. Several designers of this fashion made a stage pose, including Jane Derby.
JANE DERBY- is a top of the line ready-to-wear American fashion designer from the 1930s to 1965.
from a 1939 wool suit - Courtesy of pastperfectvintage.com
http://vintagefashionguild.org/label-resource/derby-jane/
A label from a Wool Suit, 1939

In this time period, men's fashion was more conservative. For example, trousers widened to 24 inches at the bottom. The fashion also changed depending on the season. In summer, white linen was popular while in the winter, an American coat (the raccoon coat) was in fashion. They also had things such as the 'slouch hat' which was made of felt, that meant it can be rolled up and can fit in a bag.
       

In the 1920's the role of American women changed. This was a result of the work they did during the war. Also the number of working women increased by 25% and this resulted in women wearing clothes that was more convenient for certain activities. So many women stopped wearing skirts and corsets. Even though alot of things did changed, most women were stuck at home as housewives and were still not as free as men.










BAUHAUS AND WW||


Bauhaus Poster 1923
Bauhaus Poster 1923
 

BAUHAUS
The Bauhaus was founded in Weimar, Germany, 1919 by architect Walter Gropius. It was combined of crafts and fine arts. It existed in three Germany cities, being in Weimar from 1919 - 1925. The Bauhaus was well known for its innovative approach to design and this changed the course of Modern Art in the 20th century.
WALTER GROPIUS
Walter Gropius was the founder of the Bauhaus school in Germany, in 1919. Along with Le Corbusier is known as one of the pioneering masters of Modern Architecture.

WW||
WW|| was a global war from 1939 - 1945, although related conflicts started earlier. It included a vast majority of the worlds nations. War changed fashion dramatically. It didnt matter about being the best dressed or wearing designer clothes but it was about practical clothing. Everything at this time has to be rationed, including clothes. So the slogan 'Make do and mend' was made to encourage people to repair and adapt their own clothes.


Vogue ran articles about having 'your one and only dress'. Meaning that you have one dress that would be your going out wear. Vogue also made many slogans, including one saying 'Dig for victory'. This basically meant that the women had to produce their own food to save resources.
http://fashionthroughtime1.blogspot.co.uk/2013_01_01_archive.html
http://fashionthroughtime1.blogspot.co.uk/2013_01_01_archive.html














Sunday 4 October 2015

1925 - 1939 SURREALISM

SURREALISM
Surrealism is a literary and artistic movement of dream-like expressionism. The authors and movers of this movement were specifically obsessed with capturing imagination and solving the mysteries that lie beneath the subconscious matters of the human mind.
SALVADOR DALI
Dali was a draftsman who was best known for the bizarre images in his surrealism work. Dali's artistic repertoire includes film, sculptor, and photography, in collaboration with a range of other artists in a variety of media. His painterly skills are often attributed to the influence of Renaissance masters.
http://all-that-is-interesting.com/most-iconic-surrealist-paintings
http://all-that-is-interesting.com/most-iconic-surrealist-paintings


MAN RAY
Man Ray belonged to both Dadaist and Surrealist group. He created pieces that are still questioned today. Ray is also known for creating his own type of photograph, which he names after himself, 'Rayographs.'
http://www.invisible-design.it/en/stories/art/rayograph/
http://www.invisible-design.it/en/stories/art/rayograph/



SURREALISM FASHION
I went onto a article on www.elle.com, that was all about Surrealism inspired fashion. This article showed many fashion moments, and garments that were designed by well known fashion designers that were influenced by the movement Surrealism.
He dressed women in feathers and shells; topped their heads with birds, butterflies, and topiaries; and transformed them into chess pieces and denizens of Plato's mythical Atlantis. But it was one of Alexander McQueen's earliest collections that was most directly rooted in surrealism. His spring 1997 show, "La Poupée," was dedicated to surrealist photographer Hans Bellmer. And though there were no literal references to the bound and distorted dolls that Bellmer caught on film, McQueen did explore notions of the manipulated body on the runway, introducing his bumster trouser and accessorizing a model in a cage-like contraption that let's just say did not become the next big trend at retail.
http://www.elle.com/fashion/g8486/fashion-moments-inspired-by-surrealism/

                        
ALEXANDER MCQUEEN,1997
Alexander Mcqueen spring 1997 show  'La Poupee' was dedicated to surrealist photographer Hans Bellmer. Although there was no literal references to Hans Film, McQueen did explore notions of the manipulated body on the runway.
And then there was Jean Paul Gaultier's version of Schiaparelli's skeleton dress for his fall 2006 collection, which he titled "Les Surréalistes." The topper? A chapeau that appeared to be made from the model's own hair.
http://www.elle.com/fashion/g8486/fashion-moments-inspired-by-surrealism/


                 
JEAN PAUL GAULTIER, 2006
Here is Jean's version of Schiaparelli's skeleton dress for his Fall 2006 collection. He titled it 'Les Surrealistes.' The hat seems to be made from the model's own hair.
"It is all about seduction. It's bold. It's daring. It's strong. And it has humor," said Diane von Furstenberg of her fall 2012 show titled "Rendezvous." The humor came courtesy of surrealism, with lips and clocks accenting handbags, beaded eyes embellishing dresses, and trompe l'oeil hands placed in such a way that you just had to wonder what kind of meeting the designer had in mind!
http://www.elle.com/fashion/g8486/fashion-moments-inspired-by-surrealism/

                 
DIANE VON FURSTENBERG, 2012
Diane's fall 2012 show is titled 'Rendezvous.' She says her work is bold, daring, strong and it's humour. The humour came courtesy of surrealism, with lips and clock accenting handbags. Dresses with beaded eye embellishments and trompe l'oeil hands placed in weird places.


1914 - 1925 DE STIJL

DE STIJL
De Stijl (also known as neoplastic-ism) was a Dutch artistic movement. It was found in 1917 by artists Theo van Doesburg and Piet Mondrian. They attempted to create a utopian ideal by turning objects into a abstracted image that utilized horizontal and vertical lines as well as the use of primary colours. De Stijl artists were not concerned with representing the true form of the object. 

PIET MONDRIAN

Piet Mondrian was a Dutch artist who helped establish the De Stijl movement and developed his own style of painting. His abstract way of painting depicted bright primary colours blocked of by black bars.


 
http://www.totaldesign.it/wp-content/uploads/2015/06/de-stijl.jpg
http://www.totaldesign.it/wp-content/uploads/2015/06/de-stijl.jpg

Composition II in Red, Blue, and Yellow, 1930

Piet Mondrian's well-known work soon mixed with the fashion world, even during his life as an artist. Mondrian allowed his work to be featured as back drops of fashion shoots in popular magazines, so the aesthetics began to be quite recognisable in the fashion world. 
http://artingeelong.com/2011/12/20/recalling-mondrian-and-de-stijl/
http://artingeelong.com/2011/12/20/recalling-mondrian-and-de-stijl/


Yves Saint Laurent released a iconic A-line dress inspired by Piet Mondrian during the Autumn season of 1965, called the 'Mondrian Dress.' It was a well known piece in the 60's because of the graphic white lines, spaces and primary colours. 
This dress featured on the cover of French Vogue in September 1965 and since then many copies have been made and produced.

piet mondrian yves saint laurent dress
http://mynamesgucci.tumblr.com/


1900 - 1914 FAUVISM

FAUVISM
Fauvism is the style of les Fauves, a short-lived group of early 20th century modern artists whose work showed use of strong colour over the representational or realistic values retained by Impressionism. Fauvism began around 1900 as a style and continued beyond 1910, the movement actually only lasted a few years. (1904-1908)

HENRI MATISSE
Henri Matisse is a french painter and sculptor who is known for his use of colours and fluidity in his artwork. He is also one of the leaders for the Fauvism movement.

http://www.wikiart.org/en/henri-matisse/portrait-of-madame-matisse-green-stripe-1905
http://www.wikiart.org/en/henri-matisse/portrait-of-madame-matisse-green-stripe-1905
He did this painting of his wife as a way to show his independence to use abstract colours for line and shape.
Henri Matisse inspired many designers to create evening dresses influenced by his artwork. They do this by using bright colours and interesting patterns. I went onto vogue.com and they had an article about Henri Matisse inspired fashion pieces.


 
Matisse-Inspired Fashion
http://www.vogue.com/slideshow/1658291/aquilano-rimondi-matisse-moma-show/

The cover of vogue back in April 1949, was inspired by Henri Matisse. It was photographed by Cecil Beaton and featured Jean Patchett and Carmen Dell'Orefice.


 
Matisse-Inspired Fashion
http://www.vogue.com/slideshow/1658291/aquilano-rimondi-matisse-moma-show/

Also his famous patterns were featured in many Autumn/Winter Collections. This blouse worn by Annette Stai is a Matisse inspired blouse featured in Yves Saint Laurent's collection in 1981. 



Matisse-Inspired Fashion
http://www.vogue.com/slideshow/1658291/aquilano-rimondi-matisse-moma-show/
                   
Matisse-Inspired Fashion
http://www.vogue.com/slideshow/1658291/aquilano-rimondi-matisse-moma-show/

Here are some more garments featured in other collections. You can see that they are inspired by Henri Matisse's work as they are similar in terms of patterns, as he is known for his fluidity in his work. The colours are very different on each dress, but the colours the designers have chosen for their garment compliment each other so the patterns can stand out. The dress on the left was featured in the Tata Naka pre-fall collection in 2014. The dress on the right is featured in Issa London, resort 2015.