Wearable Art (Influenced by 'The Cliffs at Etretat')
Today was really good
to be able to immerse yourself in the making' process. I spent quite a while
cutting my paper into strips, which I eventually realised was quite excessive.
However, I made sure that for this task I was prepared with my materials in
advance.
I chose this coat design
(bottom right hand corner, turned into cape) because it reflected the shadow and light contrasts in the
cliffs and each strip represented a cliff. The structured element was
integrated from the rectangular shapes from the designs of the magazine tears.
I thought combining both elements would add another dimension of fluidity and
structure. The ripped rough edges of areas of the coat represented the rough
texture of the overall Monet painting. I also focused on details of the coat,
which also reflects the many layers of colours that were used in the
painting.
The most challenging part of the day was having to remember to continuously measure your model and to keep both left and right sides almost symmetrical. This was an issue because I would focus on one side and forget about the other side and once I got round to making the other side of the coat the measurements weren't quite even. So the final product was not fitted and had no sleeves, due to time management issues (again). As the day went on, I thought the improvisation for details on the cape uplifted the cape, so the audience might have been drawn away from the other flaws on the garment… Although, this is the last day of rotation I had learnt to speed up throughout the day and present a final product of ‘wearable art’
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