Few days ago i blogged about 2 exhibits that we had to visit for Trends class and for our homework, we had to design 2 shirts inspired by it. So that weekend, i did the shirt and this is what i came up with. To know more about the two exhibits, i blogged about it here : http://katrinetriestoblog.tumblr.com/post/60076795004/school-diary-art-exhibits
For Art Wearable Exhibit, the one held at Yuchengco Museum, this is what i came up with.
Honestly speaking, when i went into the Art Wearable Exhibit i expected to see CLOTHES. Surprisingly, there was not one bit of it. What i saw were beautifully crafted accessories and some sculptures. So when i was about to design my shirt, i swear i had no idea where to begin.
But i looked at the pictures i took again and realized one thing. The very reason why it was called ART WEARABLE in the first place.All the artists used things that may come unusual to us, but they were able to create something beautiful out of it.
That is why i decided to use the back of the CDs to decorate my shirt. Not only because it's something that's unusual for a shirt decor but also because it's reflective=which for me symbolizes that it reflects how talented all the designers from the exhibit are. I did not choose just one or two designers as inspiration for my shirt, because i think that they're equally talented in their own craft. So i chose to design a shirt, inspired by all of them :)
My second shirt was for the Kusama exhibit held at Ayala Museum. If you guys don't know who the artist behind the exhibit is, her name is Yayoi Kusama. Famous for her "Polka Dots"
I never really heard about her till now. When i went into the exhibit with my friend Aya, i was pretty blatant about the fact that i did not get why she was so famous. Cause all i saw was polka dots. So doing the shirt was a bit of a challenge since my professor clearly told us "no polka dots allowed" YOU HAVE GOT TO BE KIDDING ME. hahaha
So i had no choice but to research more about her and the stories about her polka dots, if ever there really is a story behind it...And infact, there is! Turns out, Yayoi Kusama had a pretty rough childhood. She even had hallucinations on polka dots. Her art was more on showing her obsessions to things like polka dots, and SEX.
So for my shirt design i decided to paint an abstract. Because i think that abstract painting is a way of an artist to really express himself or herself. Abstract art gives you freedom. You can freely stroke and paint whatever and still call it art. That is how i wanted to interpret Yayoi Kusama. Because for me, Her Art is EXPRESSION. She had the freedom to express herself through her paintings not caring what people think about it. People like me who judged her art at first by saying "what the heck, they're just polka dots". But instead of using dark colors, i used Glow in the Dark Paints because i wanted to dwelt away from her dark side. I am obsessed with anything that brings happiness to people. Well let's just say, Bright and Fun Colors does that to me.
