Showing posts with label Indianapolis Museum of Art. Show all posts
Showing posts with label Indianapolis Museum of Art. Show all posts

Monday, April 20, 2015

IMA Cutting-edge fashion

 We visited the fiber exhibit at the museum
after our luncheon meeting of the Indiana
SAQA group. I said I would show you some
of the fashions. I remember making a black silk
outfit in 1960 like the orange silk outfit
on the right. I always liked black and silk. 
 I thought the coat of cutouts was interesting.
 Some elegant fashions with bustiers.
 This vest caught my eye and made me think
of Jamie Fingel with the zippers.
 This  japaneese outfit got a chuckle out 
of all of us.
 Then there is the dinner jacket in black.
Tounge in cheek not the silver ware.

 This little floral dress was my favorite.
I remember lots of those floral prints in the 70's
This show featured works by Rudi Grenreich,
Vivienne Westwood, Alexander McQueen,
Issey Miyake and Franco Moschino.
 This show curated by Niloo Paydar was
very interesting. She gave us a tour.

Saturday, April 18, 2015

SAQA Indiana meeting.

 Friday I had a pleasant day in Indianapolis at the
Indianapolis Museum of Art. The Indiana SAQA
met to discuss a show we will have at the IMA
in 2016 honoring the quilt life of Marie Webster.
"Dialogues: Contemporary Responses to Marie
Webster Quilts."
We had a great lunch meeting led by
Daren Pitts Redman and Kate Lenkowsky.
 It was nice to renew acquaintances with other
fiber artist from Indiana. We try to meet a couple
of times a year. Next meeting will be in
 Lafayette hosted by the FibR group.
 The meeting was very informative and
helped me gain some insight into what
I can create for this show.
Marie quilted with a pastel palette and
was a traditional quilter. She created patterns
for others to follow. You all know I cannot
follow a pattern and have not done pastels
YET.
Something new for me. A good stretch.
 Lively discussions were had by all.
 We finished up with a tour led by 
Niloo Paydar through the fashion exhibit
Cutting-edge Fashion: Recent Acquisitions.
 .Niloo Paydar is the IMA's curator of
Textiles and Fashion Arts.
I enjoyed how passionate Niloo Paydar was
about fashion and textile
and so knowledgeable about fashion through
the ages. Next post I will show you some
of the unique fashions.