#7 Impossible Conversations - Influnce of Art on Clothing Designs

Last week, I was at the Metropolitan Museum of Art in New York to see "Schiaparelli and Prada: Impossible Conversations" curated by Andrew Bolton and Harold Koda.

Schiaparelli and Prada. "Waist Up/ Waist Down." Metropolitan Museum of Art.

#6 Installation Art? What is it and how does it come together?

Last week, Camal Pirbhai and I were in Barrie for the grand opening of Houston Avenue Bar & Grill. Camal was commissioned for the opening party to create an art installation with the theme of the restaurant by the Chartreuse marketing company.

Installation art refers to 3D works in interior spaces, which are usually designed for a specific site as the case for Camal. The number of installation art increased largely since postmodernist artists, that influenced the way the audience experience or perceive a particular space. It can be temporary or permanent, as it is assembled in exhibition space such as museums and galleries or public venues. Most of installation art are site-specific, meaning that they are designed to exist solely in the space which they were created.

Houston Avenue in Barrie

#5 Another Public Installation... This Time in Barrie!

This week, Camal Pirbhai is invited for an installation project at a restaurant in Barrie.

Camal had met Jessica and Deborah at the Junior League of Toronto's DelecTABLE Designs about a month ago. The two ladies were fascinated by the originality of Camal's installation and called Camal a few weeks after their initial meeting at the show. They represented a company named Chartreuse, an ECO Live Communications Company, where they provide a full service specializing in events and integrated marketing.  They wanted to display Camal's work at a public venue; a restaurant in Barrie called Houston Avenue Bar.

#4 What inspires the artist?

The first time I walked into Gallery Bespoke the "Fool Me Once" collection was on display. The "Fool Me Once" collection is comprised of nine pieces with each one displaying a film that was on loop continuously, which was then projected out from layers of individually designed fabric, and other materials. To my surprise I've learned that he was preparing for his next show in the weeks to come.

Three Pieces from the Fool Me Once Collection, June, 2011