FASHION POST

A DAY IN ANTWERP..
Antwerp is my favourite city and is also known as Europe's leading trendsetters in fashion. They became trendsetters because of the "Antwerp six" a group of influential avant garde fashion designers who gratuated from Antwerp Royal Academy of Fine Arts between 1980-1981. The six designers are; Walter van Beirendonck, Ann Demeulenmeester, Dries van Noten, Dirk Sanae, Dirk Bikkembergs and Marina Yee. The breakthrough occured in 1988 as the group rented a truck and set out for the Londen fashion fair with their collection. 

The past few days I am really excited 

because tomorrow 

I’m going to: 

The Fashion Museum MOMU is sheltered in the ModeNatie in the Nationalestraat. ModeNatie accommodates several partners: the Fashion Museum, the Flanders Fashion Institute and the Fashion Department of the Royal Academy of Fine Arts, Artesis Hogeschool Antwerpen. UNRAVEL is an exhibition about a material that is very familiar to all of us. I'm looking forward seeing top pieces by national and international designers and labels. 

I will keep you posted..

FASCINATED BY MISTICISM

Often when we walk through te park we don't even realize the beauty around us. We are so lost in our own thoughts. But it is time, time to recognise that:

"Thoughts are only thoughts, they are not who you are.."

                                    

Photos made by Joyce Sitaram

I tried to look and listen to what nature has to say, dazzled by the sound of leaves from a tree that was taken away by the wind. The photos I've taken are an interpretation of that moment. I tried to capture that moment by using movement.

Paintings from Casper David Friedrich
first: The wonderer above the sea of fog
second: Monk by the sea

I let myself be inspired by nature and Casper Friedrich, because he also was fascinated by misticism of nature and life. He was a 19th-century German Romantic landscape painter. His interest as an artist was the complation of nature, and his often symbolic and anti-classical work seeks to convey a subjective and emotional response to the natural world. 

ART MEETS FASHION

Art is much broader than the most people think. Art is about bringing expression and emotion to the society we live in and find some recognition. Fashion is a form of art that is diverse and the range is unkown. Fashion is more than only clothes or shoes, it's about telling a story, a story that will bring us together.

From now on I will regularly post an item about fashion, titled "FASHION POST". I will share my passion for fashion by keeping you posted about what's happening in the fashion world. 

FASHION POST:

ABSTRACT

 Abstract by United Nude 2011

I was surfing on the internet when I came across these beautiful sandals from United Nude..

United Nude is an established brand from the Netherlands. They are known for their clear concept, elegance and innovation. These shoes are really a work of art and you can see that they paid a lot of attention to the concept(abstract)and details. 

I love the sharp angles and the slanted stacked wood. There is also a intersection between design and fashion.

KATSUMI HAYAKAWA

Hakomono: "Magical realism in urban space.."

Katsumi Hayakawa "Hakomono" 2010

The work of this Japanese paper artist is impressive, who knew that you can build a installation of paper on paper. What really attracts me is what white on white does for this paperwork. White on white gives an interesting 3D effect and gives more depth to the work (installation). It's great to see how much attention he paid to detail. His work inspires me to challenges myself, and give my all by showing my passion for art.

Katsumi Hayakawa also makes beautiful paintings with a certain depth and layering wich managed to catch my attention.

I hope he inspires you too. 

For more of his work you can go to his official website:

 www.katsumihayakawa.com

STILNESS

Pictures created by Joyce Sitaram

I am emotion and my other half(my best friend)is ratio, and together we are in balance. For a long time my best friend talked about a book, a book that answered all her questions and took away all her doubts “a new earth”. Eckhart Tolle is a spiritual teacher who wrote that book. Last sunday I decided to watch the webcast ‘a new earth’ in which Tolle futher explains his book together with Oprah. The webcast consist 10 chapters, but after seeing the first chapter I was inspired by this quote from Eckhart Tolle:

 “Find the stilness within you..”

I went for a walk in the park to rest my thoughts and just find the stilness within me. 
The pictures above are the results of the whole experience.

ECKHART TOLLE

"When you don't cover up the world with words and labels

a sense of the miraculous 

returns to your life"

- Eckhart Tolle

Picture created by Joyce Sitaram