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4. IRIS VAN HERPEN
IRIS VAN HERPEN x RICHARD SWEENEY, A COLLABORATION.
YEAR
MEDIUM
LOCATION
2019
FASHION ILLUSTRATIONS & COLLECTION IDEATION
SAVANNAH COLLEGE OF ART AND DESIGN
ORIGAMI IS A COLLECTION INSPIRED BY IRIS VAN HERPEN AND INFLUENCED BY ORIGAMI ARTIST RICHARD SWEENEY. IT IS BASED UPON ORIGAMI TRADITIONS AND THE RELATIONSHIP BETWEEN LIGHT AND DARK OBJECTS CREATING ETHEREAL SILHOUETTES. BY CAPTURING THESE PAPER SCULPTURES IN A 3D WEARABLE FORMAT HARKENING TO IRIS VAN HERPEN'S INNOVATIVE AESTHETIC AND TECHNIQUES AND INCORPORATING BOTH ARTISTS' ESSENCE INTO A NEW INNOVATIVE AVANT-GARDE STYLE.
ACCESSORIES
SHOWCASING TRANSPARENCY BETWEEN LIGHT AND DARK CREATES AN UNUSUAL SILHOUETTE WITH A SIMPLE SHADOW.
THESE FABRICS WOULD COMBINE IRIS VAN HERPEN'S TECHNIQUE OF ACCORDION STYLE SEWING WITH RICHARD SWEENEY'S PAPER SCULPTURE AERIAL ORIGAMI TECHNIQUE.
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