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| Marie Antoinette: Victim or Villain (Digital Collage) by Ingrid Mida October 2011 |
This is the launch of my creative process journal for a new project called ..... Marie Antoinette Slept Here.
The concept is a riff on celebrity culture. As a society, we seem so entranced by celebrities - what they wear, where they go, what they do. The tabloid newspapers and media sites that are fueled by the activities of celebrities are proof of that. And I have to admit I'm guilty of that too - with my ongoing fascination with Marie Antoinette. As I mentioned in a post earlier this week, it was those initial posts I wrote about the dress at the Royal Ontario Museum which initially sparked the popularity of my blog. I continue to get hits and emails about Marie Antoinette to this day.
My idea is to make a robe a la francasie that is inspired by the dress belonging to the ROM, but constructed in a post-modern way. I will imagine the dress as it was before alteration to recreate the exaggerated silhouette of the time using a mash up of fabrics that I purchased in Paris several years ago. This choice of fabric will be a form of textual poaching in that the meaning will be renegotiated to reflect a critique of culture.
While I am making the dress, I will use process work to consider how to strengthen the metaphor and develop it into a conceptual art piece. I will alter the dress in some way - perhaps through embroidery, paint or in some other intervention - to make more than just a dress. It will be a statement about celebrity culture and our fascination with this woman. I will post regular updates as I create this dress for a December 5 deadline.
8 comments:
Oh, my....this is exciting! Can't wait to read about and see the progress and finished product!
That sounds amazing. I'm always in awe of people who manage to put it all into words as you have. It sounds so interesting and I look forward to seeing the result. Have a lovely Sunday xo
This is sure to be fascinating!
Ingrid Goes Digital with her friend Marie .... . and there's the sidebar with that fab Women of Armour. So much happening in your world !!
After months of being quiet and making art, I've touched down in bloglandia to visit a few dear friends and post a bit of nonsense.
Big Hugs to you -
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p.s.
Regarding Hockey : When I lived in Aspen we had a women's team called the Motherpuckers ;-)
What an exciting idea! I love it Ingrid. Good luck - I'll be here cheering you on ;) Kx
It's a fascinating idea to create such a dress. I can't wait to see the result. You just have so much talent!
I can't wait!
Nathalie
Can you please make it in my size. Having seen evidence of your handiwork, I know this will be fit for the French Court and well beyond.
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