WHY THIS PRINT?
The silk fabric for the dress was created from a print of a favourite painting of mine called “SISU”. The painting was created with reflection upon the feminine and our capability to be both wildly daring and sensitive.
I intended to visually communicate this incredible duality of strength and vulnerability through the contrast of strong, fluid shapes which move between each other, surrounded by a supportive void of negative space. The seemingly opposite or contrary forces complement each other, they are interconnected and interdependent. Strength gives rise to vulnerability and vulnerability to strength.
The word SISU conveys so beautifully this ability to be bold, resolute, strong like a mountain, whilst equally full of equanimity, calm and composed and with great presence of mind.
Q & A with Cindy Vogels about the creative collaboration with Amica Whincop.
Mountaintops represent the state of full consciousness, equanimity and resilience.
Colour psychology:
- Lilac- sacred, spirituality, feminity, grace & elegance.
- Blue – trust, loyalty, wisdom, confidence, faith, truth & heaven,
- Grey – intellect, knowledge & wisdom – perfect neutral that lives in between the extremes of black & white.
Original Artwork for design:
SISU, 153 x 76cm. Ink, acrylic, aerosol & enamel on canvas.
SISU was created with reflection upon the feminine and our capability to be both wildly daring and sensitive.
I visually communicate this incredible duality of strength and vulnerability through the contrast of strong, fluid shapes which move between each other, surrounded by a supportive void of negative space. The seemingly opposite or contrary forces complement each other, they are interconnected and interdependent. Strength gives rise to vulnerability and vulnerability to strength.
The word SISU conveys so beautifully this ability to be bold, resolute, strong like a mountain, whilst equally full of equanimity, calm and composed and with great presence of mind.
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