Artist Study: Vanessa Beecroft
Vanessa Beecroft focuses on large-scale performance art, usually involving live, nude female models. Her performances are recorded and photographed to be exhibited as documents of her work and as separate art. Her art is neither performance nor documentary, but something in between, and closer to Renaissance painting. She sets up a structure for encounters between … Read more
Yves @ Dior
I received such an overwhelming response to my post Yves, Karl & the Woolmark Prize, that I feel compelled to post a little bit more about the fascinating stories of the rising careers of successful individuals in the fashion industry. I guess I tapped a nerve somewhere out there amongst frustrated and struggling young talent. … Read more
Fashion Copyrights?
I heard this amazing story about Miuccia Prada… She goes to this vintage store in Paris with a friend of hers. She’s rooting around. She finds this one jacket by Balenciaga. She loves it. She’s turning it inside out. She’s looking at the seams. She’s looking at the construction. Her friend says, “Buy it already.” … Read more
Cognitive Dissonance over Creativity
Why is it that creativity encounters cognitive dissonance in nearly every industry – people understand the need for the creatives but struggle to provide them with the real freedom and value that is deserved. With the minor exception of successful artists and well-known creatives in the fashion & art worlds, it is very difficult to … Read more
