© by Anne-Sofie Madsen»In traditional Maori art the most dominant, mythical motif is the ›avianised man‹ or ›bird-woman‹. The most important visual art forms are plaiting, relief carving and tattoo. My idea in this collection was to combine (and confront) this with classic, European clothing - in order to express the contrasts and borders between what we see as primitive/civilianized, exotic/classic and barbaric/elegant. My idea was not to create bird suits or folk costumes and I decided not to use feathers in the garments and to ›translate‹ the traditional materials of the Maori. I used shoelaces instead of flax strips and exchanged tattooed skin with leather applied on invisible tulle.« Anne-Sofie Madsen
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7 COMMENTS:
those sketches are as breathtaking as the collection, itself!
the illustrations are just as lovely as the model, if not lovelier! :)
i really like what anne sofie is doing with her skills.
and the illustrations are absolutely awesome!
tres, tres bon --- un travaille excellent!
Chapeau!
un ami et createur des TIKI modernes arts plastiques --- Bouchta Ouali
This is beautiful. I'm half maori and I really never thought, I don't know, but it's beautiful. I never thought it could be so beautiful.
These works are beautiful. I especially love the encorporation of the bird in the figure, not just as a clothing adornment
Wow ...
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