April 7th, 2008 // g + c
Toronto Alternative Arts & Fashion Week runs from April 9th to the 11th, 2008 [Distillery District - Fermenting Cellar - 55 Mill St. Building 6]. The annual festival combines art, fashion, photography and performance.
This year Goblin and Crumb designed a few pieces for Breeyn McCarney’s collection Sweet which will be showcased in a runway fashion show beginning at 9:30 on April 9th [at the above address]. The theme for the show is sweet dreams and happy beds, mixed with eerie atmospheres. All the clothes are made from vintage and antique home decor.
Tickets are $15 in advance, available at The Rage 13 Kensington, Magpie 884 Queen West and Urban Textures 44 Gerrard St. West. They will be $20 at the door. For more info check the link below.
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March 4th, 2008 // g + c
Tara McPherson just launched her first solo show at Jonathan LeVine Gallery, Lost Constellations, featuring a new series of oil paintings and resin-cast sculptures. The show consists of 17 paintings on birch wood panels, ranging in size from 24×36 inches to 30×40 inches and fiberglass sculptures of Skull Flowers and Wiggle Balloons - recurring characters in McPherson’s work. Below is a piece from the press release:
The painted portraits in Lost Constellations depict adventurous super-heroines from an alternate universe, crossing dimensional planes of time and space. McPherson considers the idea of parallel existence through the use of multiple views or angles on a subject, inspired by the Einstein cross (a phenomenon caused by gravitational lensing) while her series of bodily transfigurations convey principles on the physical manifestation of thought. A reoccurring cast of female characters appear in various states of action—fighting battles and growing toward self-discovery.
The Show runs from February 23 to March 22, 2008. Click below for more info on the show or visit Tara’s site for her other work and bio.
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February 16th, 2008 // g + c
I’ve always been intrigued by the alt fashion line of Freyagushi and a recent visit to the site I’ve discovered that the line has been split into two: High fashion and medical wearable art and the more simple wearable line. The designs mix feminine shapes and materials such as corsets, ruffles and bows with more hardcore elements such as medical tools and bandages. The website is under construction at the moment but you can still visit it and take a look at a series of photographs introducing part of her 2008 line.
Freyagushi will be at the Torture Garden tonight February 16th, 2008 for a fashion performance titled “Animal Hospital”, should be a lot of fun! A video clip of the show will be posted on the Freyagushi site soon and I will link it here when its up.
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January 26th, 2008 // g + c
Goblin and Crumb will be collaborating with Morph Clothing in the upcoming months. More information will be posted in the near future. For now check out their website posted below.
Founded in 2005, Morph Clothing is an original clothing line inspired by the underground subculture. Arlene, the designer, was featured in Gothic Beauty Magazine as one of the up and coming new fashion designers and quoted from her site:
“I am the type of person where I am changing all the time, so do my designs. I see my clothing line as a reflection and extension of myself. I take great pride in that.”
Morph will also be offering a small selection of eco-friendly clothing. At the moment, Arlene’s main focus lies in producing her clothing line and building a solid network, marketing her designs worldwide.
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December 18th, 2007 // g + c
I first came across Scott Radke’s work years ago when he was almost exclusively making stringed marionettes, since then his work has evolved to free standing doll and sculptures. I love his use of color, the earthy tones give his work an antique look while the deep wide set eyes have become part of his style. The imaginative expressions give each piece such a unique personality, for some reason I feel sad when I see them. Each one seems to have a story buried deep within them and their eyes draw you in closer, and give me the feeling of wanting to help them.
His work is often compared to Tim Burton and others but I find that it resembles the work and style of Dave McKean. Most of his work is commissioned these days but some pieces are available, just send him an email if you are interested. Scott will also be showing his work in the Project Room at Think Space Gallery in Feb., 2008. You can check out his site below as he recently added some new work.
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