Polish artist Paulina Olowska has created a series last year called “Applied Fantastic.” The paintings are based on knitting pattern cards, “which keep a distinct flavour of the eastern bloc while looking towards western fashion trends.” Read Frieze’s article from November-December 2006 about the artist here: http://www.stumbleupon.com/su/43D5Uz/www.guardian.co.uk/artanddesign/gallery/2011/apr/06/poland-artist-week-pictures Continue reading
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CONF: Medieval Textiles East and West: Identity and Exchange
CONF: Medieval Textiles East and West: Identity and Exchange October 22, 2010 University of Zurich, Hauptgebäude, KOL-F-30 Program 10:00 – 10:15 Welcoming Remarks 10:15 – 12:00 Session I: Textile Identities: Byzantium, Islam, and Eurasian Borderlands Branislav Cvetkovic (Regional Museum, Jagodina, Serbia), Textiles and Their Usage in Medieval Balkans: The Royal Context Warren Woodfin (University of … Continue reading
Coming Soon: Fashion, Interior Design and the Contours of Modern Identity
I am excited to let you know about my colleague John Potvin’s new co-edited volume with Ashgate Publishing. I hope you will consider it for your personal or university library. ********** Edited by Alla Myzelev, University of Western Ontario, and John Potvin, University of Guelph “…a strong and innovative contribution to scholarship…where dress, interiors and personal identity … Continue reading
The Cult of Beauty: The Aesthetic Movement in Britain 1860-1900
Victoria & Albert Museum, London April – July 2011 Admission charge will apply This will be the first international exhibition to explore the unconventional creativity of the Aesthetic Movement in Britain (1860-1900). The well spring of the ‘new art’ movements of the late 19th century, Aestheticism is now acknowledged for its revolutionary re-negotiation of the … Continue reading
CFP: The Western and World Cinema
Call for Papers : Ghost Riders : The (Cowboy) Western and World Cinema The western is one of Hollywood’s most recognizable genres. It was also, during its peak production years, one of the most profitable. It was widely exported throughout the world, and the icons of the western, the gun, the train, cowboy hats, and … Continue reading
Object of Fashion 