Music, Magic & More this Sat...
Apr 08, 2010
posted by: Wade
Nucleus is hosting an entertaining event this Saturday featuring a mixture of talent including eclectic music ranging from guitar to ukulele plus spoken word and even magic. Am I On Speakerphone? features six creative performers coming together to bring you a unique and memorable night. Hope you can join us! Learn more
Amazed by Matik!
Apr 03, 2010
posted by: Wade
You need to know about Matik. When I first met this dynamic duo, I was immediately impressed with their creativity and vision for the Line of Style catwalk that we were commissioning them to construct. The team consists of two Art Center grads with a wide range of talents and interests continually exploring and developing new territories in design. They are masters at site-specific installation work and interactive concept pieces. Their goal is to stimulate curiosity in the people, places, and objects around us.
Keeping true to the concept and aesthetic of the exhibit with an emphasis on line work and the basis behind fabric construction, Matik crafted a 40' long catwalk of interwoven string reaching the 20' height of our ceilings. The result is impactful. We cannot wait for you to see it in person. I will have a time lapse of its construction for you soon. In the meantime check out some of their other recent projects here
LOS Runway Show: Valerj Pobega
Apr 02, 2010
posted by: Wade
2009 Gen Art Award winner and LA Fashion week designer Valerj Pobega will present six pieces from her Spring/Summer 2010 Collection. Pobega is originally from Italy is trained in art and had a successful modeling career, the combination of the two lead her to fashion design. The designer is unique in her craft, each piece she makes is painstakingly hand cut, dyed, trimmed and sewn by her, making each piece a one of a kind, a work of art in itself- “It’s not really about the clothes for me, it’s more about creating something beautiful. I’m an artist at heart and so I need something that drives me towards creating." The 2010 Spring and Summer collection is inspired by Japanese kimonos and the art of Shibori and Kinbaku/Shibari (Japanese Bondage), Pobega sites the photos of Nobuyohi Araki as inspiration. The collection is simple with a limited black, white and beige palette, yet daring and visually compelling.
***Valerj Pobega's collection will be presented at 9:30 pm
Above: The designer with one of her latest designs.
LOS: Runway Shows this Sat!
Apr 02, 2010
posted by: Wade
During this Saturday's opening, we are thrilled to be presenting two runway shows. The first will showcase the new collection by llustrator and designer Connie Lim entitled Noir drawing inspiration from her love of the color black. The entire line is handmade and explores the masculine vs. feminine silouette. The volumnious forms play on the ideal muscular masculine physique which in turn are created by soft, sheer and billowy organza fabric retaining inherent feminine characteristics.
The artist currently works in Los Angeles. She has studied at Art Center, LA Trade Tech and Central Saint Martins in London where she will be returning by year's end. Lim's designs are directly inspired by her illustrations...creating art that becomes fashion. Her love of fashion illustration led her to design. Alexander Mcqueen and Gareth Pugh are her inspiration. Her goal is to create work that is exciting and bold stating in an interview with Dazed Digital "My work is my relief, my freedom of creative thought, basically, the unseen part of myself. On paper, it comes down to dark lustrous women who are confident and dangerous." In addition to the clothing line, Lim has also contributed two original works...each published in Dazed & Confused magazine.
***Connie Lim's collection will be presented at 8:00 pm
LOS Spotlight: Erin Petson
Apr 01, 2010
posted by: Wade
Erin Petson is an artist and illustrator, who currently resides in London and works at the cutting edge of traditional and mixed media. She has a love of drawing, mark making and montage. Her subjects have a mystical energy that is ethereal and edgy, which in turn, create powerful and provocative images. The texture, quality and immediacy of her artwork captures firsthand viewers. Petson's delicate creations possess an almost paper doll-like quality and have been described as Glam Fashion vintage assemblages. Her work has appeared in Vogue, JOOP, Jane, Hide+Chic and commissioned by dozens of other international clients. We are featuring three original works from the artist in Line of Style.
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