Art Break: Patrick Tuttofuoco

Ice Mask, 2009 inkjet stamp, cm 42 x 29,7

Olympic, 2005, steel, neon lights, 5 circle

Susan, 2009, 3 pieces, pvc, plasticine, resin, oil painting 

Bycircle (Natascia), 2004 fabric, aluminium,duct metallic structure, cm 160 x 200 x 100 ca.

Mia 2009, beetle, resin, iron, oil painting cm 28 x 9 x 9

Levi, 2009 wool, resin, spraycolor on fabric, cm 195 x 18 x 20

Cameron, 2009, fiberglass, steel, cm 200 x 225 x 84

awards:
2001, Pitti Discovery, Florence.
2002, Regione Piemonte Fondazione Sandretto Re Rebaudengo, Turin.
2003, Artegiovane, Turin.

Milanese artist that works and lives in Berlin, Patrick Tuttofuoco discusses urban utopias, collaboration and what it is to be human. He's interested in the individual contained within the boundaries of the concept of community and social interaction: " the world is a bizarre and stratified formation", he said.

Tie-dye Party in My Head !

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Atrid Chastka (designer), Kalen Kaminski (stylist), Nicholas Ozgunay (artist) : three guys with the commun employment of making pieces of heaven in the hell tendence's world. The brand called "Upstate" focuses on the tie-dye technique (tie-dyeing is accomplished by folding the material into a pattern, and binding it with string or rubber bands), realised on rough silk, cotton and viscosa.

Visit the web site and enjoy the whole collection for the next summer: www.youreupstate.com

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GIVENCHY S/S 2011 HAUTE COUTURE

Last thursday, Givenchy by Riccardo Tisci held a private presentation at the Hotel Evreux on Place Vendôme, which felt like the best (and most traditional) way to admire the intricacy of couture pieces. The collection is influenced by Japanese history, and more precisely by the work of Kazuo Ohno, a traditional Butoh dancer. The silhouettes interweave both male and female influences, such as large frontal knots alongside geometrical necks and sharp patterns, poking both at women’s kimonos and costumes Gundam fighters.

Traditional techniques such as hand sewn crane birds are place alongside geometrical 3D embroidery; organza dresses intermingle with angular sequin appliqués. A similar balance operates in the duality of the colours: eye-grabbing boleros cuts, often reduced to dominant shoulder pads, are made of luminescent orange and pink sequins, arranged to resemble fish scales – these are contrasted with limes, white-pinks and citrus tones on silk, chiffon and organza.