more shapes

I've been working on some more summer shapes and will show you those later this week.  I dug up some older ones, from 2009.  I hope it inspires you to look around at the interesting profiles and silhouettes that come with the season.

 

Speaking of silhouettes - I read in the exhibition catalogue from the recent Alexander McQueen show that he preferred designing a garment from the side view. 

    "I design from the side, that way i get the worst angle of the body. 
    You've got all the lumps and bumps, the s-bend of the back, the bum. 
    That way I get a cut and proportion and silhouette that works all the 
    way round the body."  Lee Alexander McQueen

Isn't that interesting?  Gives a much different perspective to look at a figure from the side. We tend to notice fronts and backs - but side view is genius.  It was an amazing show - well worth the five hour wait in the broiling sun.  You may have heard about the outrageous lines to enter the museum....Fallon and I were two of the thousands baking in the heat to see the exhibit on the very last day. 

I loved this one - on display, and with a video to illustrate the painting process.  See that HERE.  (Photos borrowed from Met site.)

 

We are continuing studying color and names with the current crusade.  It's been a fun investigation to review this aspect of our creative process.  Come see what we have been doing HERE. 

 

Comments

[Chris]

You know what? I never subscribe to comment feeds. What's that about? I'm so nosy, you'd think I'd have comment feeds for breakfast, lunch and dinner!

This isn't about me. This is about how amazingly fab this McQueen information is. Do you know that sometimes I'm saddened that often, when we lose something, we really appreciate it? Like, Elizabeth Taylor, to name a not even someone I knew example. I always really thought she was the green jeans, if only because she was honest, did what she felt, said what she meant, enjoyed life to the fullest, and had a great sense of humor and generosity. But, I admit that I didn't spend much time thinking on it for the past twenty years until she was gone.

This isn't about her, though. The deal is this: Do you not LOVE the silhouette of a tree filled with leaves? I mean, it's amazing! Well, maybe not the blobs of trees that have no shape, but even those have a shape.

I'm done talking now. Off to see the video. Thank you.

[Cath S]

Wow! The video is incredible; very powerful. I loved reading about the model's experience of the process, I found her very articulate about what she felt. Thanks for the link Michelle, that was so worth watching.