Naoko Yoshimoto | conceptual clothing sculptures

Posted on 14/06/2010 by W&V

Silent voice | 300×240×45cm | used white clothes

Japanese artist Naoko Yoshimoto began her career studying psychology at the University of Kyoto but moved gradually after it more into art. Her main medium are clothing and textiles. She creates very interesting and strong conceptual sculptures and installations made from garments like for example dresses, tops and trousers.

In the early days as she began collecting these clothes she saw them a bit as symbols of the people living in the places where she met the clothes. She imagined the histories behind them. Touching these used garments, gave her the idea she gained a feeling for the memories of these people and their everyday lives which the garments used to touch, a feeling that could not be communicated by words. But after while this gave her an uneasy feeling as she realized that she could imagine the people and the everyday life of the place she visited, but that she could not directly touch them. There was a feeling of distance and uncertainties. These thoughts had great influence of her current work and made sure she shifted even more towards a conceptual approach in her work.

In some of her current works like for example ” silent voice”, “shadow portrait” or “history behind clothes” she removes the colour of garments by bleaching or uses white coloured garments and compresses and condenses these “white shaded” clothes and transforms them into building blocks for her conceptual sculptures. These works depict conventional as well as more abstract objects and give an interesting social commentary which is created by the medium and its carrier.

White coffin | 205×85×65cm | used white shirts

White coffin detail | 205×85×65cm | used white shirts

Shadow portrait | 40×640×12cm | used white clothes

White coffin | 205×85×65cm | used white shirts

Shadow portrait | 40×640×12cm | used white clothes

White coffin | 150×130×180cm | used white shirts

River of oblivion detail | bleached clothes

River of oblivion | bleached clothes

Photos Naoko Yoshimoto | conceptual clothing sculptures

Willy Verginer | sculptures and vibrant colour blocking

Posted on 09/06/2010 by W&V

Sculptor Willy Verginer was born in 1957 in Bressanone and currently works and lives in Ortisei, Italy. He creates interesting sculptures and installations using the traditional craft of woodcarving. At first glance all the figures seem to reflect everyday life. This idea gets strengthened by the fact that most of them also wear contemporary casual clothing. They also have a link with the archaic and classic Greek sculptures. However, a closer and more focused look at the work shows that it goes beyond just that. The compositions of the installations, the positioning, the inclusion of surreal elements and the use of vibrant colour blocking across three dimensional surfaces which cuts the sculptures into fragments, lifts these works above just pure perceptual and figurative art. These elements and details give the viewer an access into the deeper conceptual layers of the fascinating work produced by Willy Verginer.

Photos: Willy Verginer | sculptures and installations

Design diary 170210

Posted on 17/02/2010 by W&V

Collection-AW1011 design diary photo (snapshots) entry: fashion, development,mailing, brochure, photo-shoot, video,pattern upgrades, pattern design, sales, production.

Photo 3 pant: P1011-47-35

Photo 6 Dress: D 1011-33-35

Photo 8 Detail: Dress 1011-49-36

WARMENHOVEN & VENDERBOS | Diary 170210

W&V Spring summer 2010 campaign online

Posted on 28/01/2010 by W&V

The Warmenhoven & Venderbos website has been updated with the online spring/summer 2010 campaign which is featuring fragments from the S/S 10 collection.

“Some conceptual keywords and key-phrases for the collection are: Imprints of skin , imprints of garments , imprints of sizes. Distortion of or between translation results in distortion between the layers. Meaning and shape are redefined. Shape follows individual body and mind.”