Visual Merchandising Project #2 By Asia T. Williams Oct. 28th
Part A: Chris Ofili is a British painter, best known for his paintings including Elephant dung. Ofili currently lives and works Trinidad as well as Brooklyn and London. Most of Ofili’s imagery comes from African cultural references and some biblical references. Inspiration image1
Untitled (Woman Afromuse), 2006, Watercolor and pencil on paper, 45.7x30.5cm This watercolor in particular I used to inspire my mannequin for Stella Jean. I was particularly inspired by the vibrancy of the colours, the organic shapes and lines, and how
the colours bled onto each other. The variant colours and organic lines are similar to the textiles used in Jean’s SS15 RTW collection.
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Afronirvana, 2002. Oil, acrylic, polyester resin, aluminum foil, glitter, map pins, and elephant dung on canvas,274.3 x 365.7 cm This work was inspiring because of the transparency of the colours the texture (created by the elephant dung under acrylic), the bold lines, saturated colours, and organic shapes. This inspired the Rosie Assoulin bust form. The sculptural nature of Assoulin’s pieces could be best expressed in the saturation of colour and bold line.
Part B: Reatilers Rosie Assoulin
Rosie Assoulin is a young New York based designer the bust form was inspired by her SS15 RTW collection, many of her silhouettes are couture in style and sculptural yet practical in design. Often her designs incorporate large folds in the fabrics of saturated hues and colours.
Stella Jean
Stella Jean is another young designer from Italy, who is half Italian and half Haitian. Many of her collections embody an emergence of these two cultures. Her pieces are often made with tailored quality yet easy and comfortable silhouettes, with a mixture of vibrant patterns.
Part C: Rosie Assoulin
Stella Jean
Works Cited Conception Art. Conception Art. 1 1 2013. 10 10 2014 <https://www.conceptioart.com/artists/chris-ofili.html>. The New Museum . Chris Ofili. Night and Day. 29 10 2014. 24 10 2014 <http://wsimag.com/art/11144-chris-ofili-night-and-day>. various. Chris Ofili. 10 10 2014. 10 10 2014 <http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Chris_Ofili>.