11 April - 6 September 2015
The Mint Museum Uptown
at Levine Center for the Arts
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| Filip Leu (Swiss, 1967- ) Tattoo on Dre, 2010, digital image. Collection of the designer. Image ©Bobby C. Alkabes |
Ana Rajcevic (Serbian (active in England and Germany), 20th century) ANIMAL: The Other Side of Evolution, 2012, fiberglass and polyester resin. Collection of the artist. Photography by Fernando Lessa. |
threeASFOUR (United States, 2005- )
Spring/Summer 2014 "Notre Dame," bonded silk organza, origami pleating. Collection of threeASFOUR, LLC. Photograph by Randy Brooks. ©threeASFOUR, All rights reserved, 2014.
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Dzine (aka Carlos Rolon) (American, 1970- ), Untitled (Kay Amore), 2011, plastic, metal, 24kt gold leaf, velvet, acrylic, glitter, water, and Swarovski crystals. Courtesy of the artist and Salon 94, New York. |
Body Embellishment explores the most innovative artistic expression in the 21st century international arenas of body extension, augmentation and modification. There are four areas of focus within this overarching theme: jewelry, tattoos, nail art, and fashion. Avant-garde jewelry consciously engages the body by intersecting and expanding the planes of the human form. Tattoos are at once on and in the body. Nail art, from manicures to pedicures, has humble origins, yet today is a discipline undergoing a great artistic resurgence. Fashion alters or distorts the architecture of the body, and contemporary designers' creations focus on expanding or reshaping the silhouette versus an more utilitarian approach. The juxtaposition of these varied forms, deriving from popular culture as will as the world of art, craft, and design, will reveal the visual and conceptual parallels among them. The exhibition's underlying premise is that examining these most extreme and avant-garde forms of body embellishment will illuminate the cultural meaning of body embellishment in general.
Jewelry
Rebecca Annand
David Bielander
Norman Cherry
Sam Tho Duong
- Artist's website
- Information on the artists participation in the Welcome signs Exhibit
- Interview with the artist from Art Jewelry Forum
- Article about the artist (scroll down for English)
- Article about the artist and his work
Nora Fok
Lauren Kalman
Joji Kojima
Jeong Ju Lee
Rowan Mersh
- Artists website
- Interview with the artist from Advocate.com
- Interview with the artist from Live Fast magazine
- Video of Veuve Clicquot: Rowan Mersh Iambic Rhythm
Ana Rajcevic
- Artist website
- Interview with the artist from Not Just a Label
- Information about the artists collection Animal: the other side of evolution
- Article about 3D printing done by the artist
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Mi-Ah Rödiger
Gerd Rothmann
Jennifer Trask
Stephanie Voegele
Kathy Vones
Amy Weiks
Heather White Van Stolk
Christoph Zellweger
- Artist's website
- Short Bio of the artist
- Article about the artist and his thoughts on the future of the human body and adornment
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Tattoo
Anil Gupta
Filip Leu
Freddy Negrete
- Artist's gallery at the Shamrock Social Club
- Interview with the artist from Inked Magazine
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Stephanie Tamez
Inia Taylor
Nail Art
Sophie Harris-Greenslade (aka The Illustrated Nail)
Sophy Robson
Carlos Rolon (Dzine)
Ami Vega
Naomi Yasuda
Fashion
threeASFOUR
- Artists website
- Article about the designers from Style.com
- Article about the designers from NY Magazine
- Article about the designers from Vogue
- Interview with the designers from the Huffington Post
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Created by Caitlin Larson, intern for Mint Museum Library
