Today we are loving the work of UK artist Bridget Davies. I've long been a fan of her fashion illustrations, and I may have featured them on the blog before. But I'm not quite sure. In any case, her pieces are so beautiful, they are worth spotlighting again.
Influenced by a love for paper dolls as a child and the glamorous illustrations of the 40s and 50s as a budding artist, Davies' work is a marvel of water and ink, a union of fashion and art. As she says in her artist statement:
"While the constantly changing face of fashion doesn’t preoccupy me,
the silhouette and detail of women’s fashion is a major source of
inspiration for me. Layering personal experience with ideas from
literature and conversation, I use the genre of fashion painting to
create scenarios and characters that I would best describe as visual
anecdotes, blended fact and fiction that tell secret stories drawn from
my own presence and desires."
Davies' illustrations are whimsical and deceptively simple, yet they have a unique depth, transporting you to a more glamorous world of gowns, parties and witty conversations (about literature, of course). You can see more of Davies' art at her site and at Saatchi Art.
All art (c) Bridget Davies
And a few more things to love today.
This Japanese couple has been married for 37 years and coordinate their outfits every day. They've only been on Instagram for three months, but already have a following of 435,000! How cute are they! Via My Modern Met.
I love these posters for The Wicker Man, a favorite film of mine.
And I would love to attend this double show at Team Gallery in Venice on April 23rd: Robert Janitz, Hypothetical Types of Biochemsistry and McDermott & McGough: Hollywod (Homosexual) Hopeful. More details here.
La Coleur Des Jours Heureux, 2017, Robert Janitz
Twilight Men, 1965/2017, McDermott & McGough
Hope to see you there! And I'll see you back here soon, with more to love. xoL
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