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treacy's work is clearly part of the fashion world but his 'unlikely' sculptures also cross the boundary into visual art .....................................................
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| solid wooden blocks of moulds, courtesy irish museum of modern art ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- on show were hat moulds and drawings alongside a spectacular video of treacy's recent successful couture show in paris. --- irish museum of modern art, dublin 5 april - 10 june 2001 http://www.modernart.ie --- fondazione nicola trussardi, milan 29 september - 21 ctober 2001 http://www.fondazionenicolatrussardi.com --- treacy's work is clearly part of the fashion world but his 'unlikely' sculptures also cross the boundary into visual art. 'I identify with craftspeople. hatmaking is a craft! he says, 'my favorite artist is picasso. I love his bric-a-brac sculptures.' this exhibition revealed the process by which treacy's extravagant and beautiful hats are imagined and made. it is the first time that the sculptural qualities of these forms have been explored. his solid wooden blocks of moulds, which are individually carved and are used as a base on which the fabric and other material of the hats are formed, are brought to the public audience. philip treacy has designed hats for many haute couture houses such as chanel, givenchy, alexander mc queen, valentino, helmut lang, thierry mugler, anna molinari and versace. treacy recently expanded his vision and millinery collection with the debut of his accessory line, which includes hair ornaments, scarves, gloves and bags.  - see philip treacy's biography -  - see hats designed by philip treacy - ---  ------- monthly designboom newsletter ------- ------- ? comments and contact us ? -------  |
 model wearing one of treacy's hats, background: solid wooden blocks of moulds, courtesy irish museum of modern art  a closer view , courtesy irish museum of modern art  a view into the exhibition at the fondazione trussardi, courtesy fondazione trussardi  a view into the exhibition at the irish museum of modern art, courtesy irish museum of modern art  a sketch by philip treacy courtesy irish museum of modern art |
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