Manav Sriprakash
This project reinterprets Cristóbal Balenciaga’s body of work, specifically, his progressive evolution towards minimalist and pure construction, while drawing parallels to the multi-dimensional works of Italian painter-sculptor Agostino Bonalumi. Both artists challenged the fundamental norms of their respective mediums in the pursuit of absolute purity of form, which have since characterised their works.
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Agostino Bonalumi
Much like Balenciaga’s interest in the space that exists between wearer and garment, Bonalumi described his polyhedral works as “estroflessioni” (extroflections) that broke free from their two-dimensional canvas, reaching outwards. "Guided by this sense of dimensionality and ease, I was inspired to create a garment of sculptural qualities, while using fewer seams but simultaneously guaranteeing uninhibited movement for the wearer.”
This look reinterprets Cristóbal Balenciaga’s interest in wearer-garment space through the sculptural lens of Agostino Bonalumi.
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