Lucy And Bart Make Art

When we speak of other creative mediums influencing the work of designers, the outcome is usually very definitely clothing but with clear hints to the inspiration behind it, be it architecture or sculpture for example. But what happens when art is influenced by other mediums such as fashion? The outcome can't ever be certain.

Lucy McRae and Bart Hess have collaborated on a project called LucyandBart where they explore their "fascination with genetic manipulation and beauty expression". They say their work is not conscientiously influenced by fashion, architecture or performance, but is more "instinctual". Whatever they set out to do, be it unconscious or not, the results are all at once fascinating and unnerving.

Using materials like paper, cardboard, tights, balloons and even bubbles, they manipulate the body so it mutates into some strange and disturbing, other worldly creature.

I would absolutely love to see Lucy and Bart's work used in another context - to dress shop windows. I can imagine the exploding paper being used on top of mannequins wearing magnificent frocks in the window of Selfridges or such like.

Queen Michelle

Comments

[I V Y O L O G Y]

Holy crap. These photos are too cool. I'm saving them to my Tumblr :D

[lady coveted]

hehe, those baloons are brilliant... it's like a how did i never t hink of this myself... i'm always looking for ways to look more... muscley

[Sarah]

Those are incredibly original ideas I especially love the paper ones. They look like wierd super heroes!

[Rachel (aka IvoryDemon)]

This is inspiring. The artists are uniquely lateral thinkers, and it shows.

I have a question for the Style Queens... do you have any shopping recommendations for one going to Edinburgh?

[Charlotte]

The last picture is so hard - it could be out from a film about aliens!
Every picture is very good, but the last one is the most impressive one to me.

[Poochie]

Like all good art those images make me faintly uncomfortable. But they are ingenious.

Luv
Poochie

[Queen Michelle]

Rachel, we shall get back to you on that xx

[July Stars]

Incredible but almost disturbing!

[WendyB]

Fascinating but creepy.

[Chloe]

In two words, amazing spooky!!

[Tavi]

Wow. I definitely have to see more of this. It's a little weird but I think that's why it's so endearing...

[Aziza]

That last one looks very otherworldy. And I'd love them to dress shop windows together too. Or even a store layout. I wonder what sort of lighting they'd use and how they'd hang the clothing. Would the racks be trees and would the lights be low? Would we be able to see the ceiling or would it be covered by something? Oh the possibilities!

[enc]

Incredible. And incredibly weird. So textural.