from vogue paris
beautiful but cruel.
whenever i look at some artwork done by artists, designers, composers, etc, i think: where to such great works come from? where do they start? a lot of times, when i sit down and try to draw something, i find myself out of ideas and motivation. art IS a type of process that can not come so spontaneously, though intuitiveness do play a significant role. but just by looking at the design itself and trying to figure out how it was developed, i feel like i'm still far behind, so unskilled and unknowledgeable.
if you look at the pictures, the feathers so strongly catch one's eye. HOWEVER, it's not that it's just the feathers, or the birds, on the top of the models' heads that brings such great deal of interest and attention. the makeup, hairstyle, collar, and facial expression work all together to bring harmonious form that reminds one of birds. it's just amazing to look at the result of the designer's choice, because if i were him, i would have done something very gaudy -- but it's more subtle.
in designing, it's really hard to come up with a theme or a central object that, as the most emphasized part of composition, unites the others to finish the zigsaw puzzle. but developing on such theme itself is even harder, because there are so many choices, or in other case, none. in my case, there is no choice, because i'm so limited and i think inside the box. i know it's a bad thing but can't help.
i think these images serve as a good model for the harmony of objects that draws attention in the first place and that fill up the space to give more effects to the entire work.
