Interesting 3D artists.

If I have to choose two particularly interesting artists to analyse, I am going to tackle fashion people. I chose fashion to look at as it is a little out of my comfort zone, but still interesting. I half managed to look at fashion. I mainly seemed to send up looking at art which has used clothing to make a point. Close enough.


Charlotte Krunk N' Kempken
Peach Nectar 2002

Anyway firstly I have  to say I really reaallly liked Charlotte Krunk N' Kempken's Peach Nectar dress.
Its not by any margin the best piece of clothes making I have ever see in my life. I mean, I would and could wear it and all that, but its not exactly Vivienne Westwood.
Now we come to what I do like about it. The message behind it is fantastic. It is protesting against the throwaway society of women in America. The false sweetness is implied using the artificially sweet juice packaging.
However I do believe that the form of the dress could have been better married to the message, even if I give full marks for material. Why the big skirt? What does that bodice say in particular? Why the funny ruffle bustle?

Charlotte Krunk N' Kempken
M&M Matadore

And I am sorry to state that from a quick Google search her other versions of the same idea don't seem to marry this message and form much better. Maybe I just don't get it, and I need to read a book on it or something . Maybe if all my searches didn't come up in German I may have better luck.


The next artist I am going to talk about is Debra Rapoport. The image I saw and liked (Rubber Labyrinth, 1970)seems to have defied the laws of these days and avoided the internet. God knows how. Anyway its this amazing net of rubber that completely covers a model and changes form as she moves. It was enough to get me interested. I couldn't find anything about its meaning, as I couldn't find it, but it seemed to me to talk about the trapping of somebody in this fashion, which reminds me of how Krunk N' Kempken's Peach Nectar talks about how women are made to seem like rubbish. Also the use of an unexpected material runs through both their works. However Krunk N' Kempken's dress has a much more definite message.

Debra Rapoport

Henceforth I looked at some of her other stuff. She is the queen of hats, hands down.
Its simple yet interesting. Something about it is almost surreal.
These two artists have inspired me to create an object based on unusual forms and materials in clothing.
I will let you know how that gets on.
You may need to wait a while.
I  hope that doesn't bother anyone too much, not sure why it would.