Upload
cristy-moreno
View
221
Download
7
Tags:
Embed Size (px)
DESCRIPTION
Artist influenced dress form and mannequin.
Citation preview
Cristy Moreno
10/28/11
Visual Merchandising
Project #2
Cy Twombly
The basis for my project is the unique Cy Twombly. Born in 1928 in
Lexington, Virginia. His artistic interest began when he was young. Spanish artist
Pierre Duara, whom moved to Lexington during Twombly’s teenage years, heavily
influenced Twombly. At fourteen, Twombly was able to attend lectures on Modern
European art and painting classes taught by the Spanish artist. He was able to spend
most of his teens and some of his twenties experiencing different art schools. Finally
in 1951 he had his first solo exhibition at The Seven Stairs Gallery in Chicago.
The following year he received a travelling grant from the college he was
attending. After experiencing the splendor of Europe and North Africa, Twombly
then began to draw and scratch into wet paint, a technique he’s now known for.
Though I didn’t include the element of scratching in my designs, I really liked
and embraced the concept of colorful, dripping, wet paint. His two works, Roses (the
pink and violet version) and Notes From Salalah, directly influenced my two designs.
Roses
Notes From Salalah
Urban Outfitters and Alice + Olivia
After Looking at Twombly’s sometimes-‐colorful work I felt the two retailers
that could best portray the stress-‐free vibe I got from Roses and Notes From Salalah
were Urban Outfitters and Alice and Olivia.
I personally consider Cy Twombly to be a artist that didn’t follow or feed into
trends, considering how unique his style is. Likewise, though always “trendy”, Urban
Outfitters and Alice and Olivia how their own uniqueness too. Urban Outfitters on
it’s own is identifiable by their eclectic-‐ness. Alice and Olivia on the other hand is
recognizable by bold colors and playful silhouettes. I thought both of their spirited
looks fit Cy Twombly’s style.
Once I picked the pieces I liked by Twombly and the fact that I wanted to
design for Urban Outfitters and Alice and Olivia, I noticed that Urban already
frequently uses dress forms in their window displays. On the contrary, Alice and
Olivia uses lively-‐posed mannequins. After a little speculation, I figured Roses would
work as a body of a mannequin and Notes from Salalah could be rewritten into
Urban Outfitters and that could also work as the body of a bust form.
Both finished products are mainly made by pink and violet (influenced by the
colors in Roses) watercolor, to produce the dripping paint look. The Urban Outfitters
dress form uses a basic non-‐adjustable stand with no neck block (due to the shape of
the body). In contrast, the Alice and Olivia mannequin is held by a large stand
connecting to the legs (so that it’s able to hold up the mannequin despite the width.
Materials Used
Works Cited
"Cy Twombly / Biography." Cy Twombly. N.p., n.d. Web. 27 Oct. 2014.
"Cy Twombly | Gallery 1." Cy Twombly | Gallery 1. N.p., n.d. Web. 27 Oct. 2014.
"URBN INC : Urban Outfitters." URBN INC : Urban Outfitters. URBN Inc.,
n.d. Web. 27 Oct. 2014.