Art Essay 2

Many artists are inspired by nature, by feelings and emotions, or by world events; some artists are inspired by art. My cousin and I were talking about what television shows we watch, and she was telling me that she loves to watch fashion shows. This triggered a thought in my mind: I wonder if some designers are inspired by actual artworks? I began researching and found a number of clothing lines that designers create based on some art forms and artworks. Some designers create clothing that is inspired by oragami, with having harsh, straight lines that mimic the folding of the paper. Others are inspired by paintings from famous painters such as Pablo Picasso. The fact that a designer is able to accomplish finding an artwork that they are inspired by and capture everything that artwork has to offer in a completely different medium is amazing to say the least. Those designers need to mimic the movement, the style, the texture, and the meaning the painting has all in an item of clothing. The photograph of the woman next to the penguin oragmi is wearing a dress that was created by a designer who is obviously inspired by the artform of oragami. Granted, the dress is completely impractical, but the designer does the dress justice in terms of it imitating the oragami piece.

The next item of clothing that I noticed was very well designed in regards to the artwork that inspired it was this dress. Pablo Picasso, the artist that painted this artwork, was well known for his abstract way of expressing himself onto a canvas. The designer of this dress did an adequate job of mimicing Picasso's style of using thick, bold lines in jagged ways all around the dress, just as the painting maintains. Also, it is apparent that the dress has no evident color scheme that seem to match, just as Picasso used in his painting. The colors Picasso decided to use in this painting seem very random and disorderly, just as the dress conveys.
These two dresses are two of many forms of art that were inspired by another's artwork. The designers used their talent in fashion to be able to capture the beauty their inspired artwork held, and created their own art from their inspiration.