THIS CAPSULE IS INSPIRED BY TWO ARTISTS WHO ARE VERY IMPORTANT TO ME : MARK ROTHKO AND BEYONCÉ

THE FIRST TWO LOOKS DRAW THEIR INSPIRATION FROM THE "BLACK AND GRAY" SERIES OF PAINTINGS THAT ROHTKO CREATED IN THE LATE 1960S. THESE WORKS REPRESENT A DARK PHASE OF THE ARTIST, MARKED BY INTROSPECTIVE AND MELANCHOLIC EMOTIONS. THEY ARE DISTINGUISHED BY THE MINIMALIST USE OF COLORS, WITH BLOCKS OF BLACK AND GRAY LAYERED UPON EACH OTHER, REFLECTING A MEDITATION ON DEATH AND EXISTENCE. THE SUBTLE TEXTURE AND SHADES OF GRAY CREATE AND EMOTIONAL DEPTH, ENGAGING THE VIEWER IN SILENT CONTEMPLATION. THESE PAINTINGS ARE OFTEN INTERPRETED AS A TESTAMENT TO ROTHKO'S INNER TURMOIL, SHORTLY BEFORE HIS SUICIDE IN 1970.

THE LAST TWO LOOKS, ON THE OTHER HAND, ARE INSPIRED BY BEYONCÉ'S SEVENTH ALBUM, "RENAISSANCE". THIS ALBUM MARKS A RETURN TO THE ROOTS OF 70S AND 80S DANCE AND HOUSE MUSIC, WHILE PAYING TRIBUTE TO BLACK AND QUEER CULTURE. THE LYRICS ADDRESS THEMES OF FREEDOM, PERSONAL POWER, AND SELF-AFFIRMATION, REINFORCING THE MESSAGE OF EMANCIPATION. BEYONCÉ ALSO EXPLORES THE IDEA OF PERSONAL REBIRTH, REINVENTING HERSELF WHILE HONORING HER INFLUENCES.

 

THE CAPSULE EVOLVES FROM A MONOLITHIC BLACK BLOCK, CONCEALING THE PERSON BENEATH THE CLOTHING, TO A FINAL LOOK THAT IS ENTIRELY WHITE, MUCH LIGHTER, WHERE THE MODEL IF FREE TO REVEAL THEIR BODY. SHADOW AND SADNESS GENTLY GIVE WAY TO LIGHT AND JOY. THE SKIN IS REVEALED, AND THE BODY IS LIBERATED. THE TREATMENT OF THE MATERIAL IS INSPIRED BY ROTHKO'S TECHNIQUE AND THEMES. THE SHAPES ARE PRIMARILY RECTANGULAR AND RAW, AND WHITE GRADUALLY APPEARS ON THE GARMENTS THROUGH THE USE OF PAINT. THE NAMES OF THE LOOKS ARE INSPIRED BY CERTAIN BEYONCÉ SONGS AND REFLECT THE SPIRIT OF EACH OUTFIT AS WELL AS THE EVOLUTION OF THE COLLECTION.

THIS FIRST CAPSULE IS THE RESULT OF DEEP INTROSPECTION AND REPRESENTS A VERY PERSONAL PROJECT. IT WAS PRESENTED DURING THE FIRST EDITION OF "R2JC" IN BIEL/BIENNE, SWITZERLAND.

LOUIS NOAH BAGLIVO

LIZA JUNE ZIEGLER

SURIYA BRAMBILLA

MARCO DE PASCALIS

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SURIYA BRAMBILLA