London Fashion Week: the art, philosophy and fashion of Renli Su
- By Heiko Khoo
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Having seen very interesting combinations of art with fashion in some Beijing art galleries in 2010, I asked Su how art, fashion, design and culture might integrate and cross-fertilize each other. In her view, such a process of creative unity is possible, but it has not yet become significant in spite of the burgeoning Chinese fashion and art industries in the last decade.
In her own work Su draws inspiration from the American artist Mark Rothko. He was a key figure in the New York School: a group of painters active in the period immediately after World War II. They gave expression to the dilemmas of their time.
Rothko endeavored to raise his audience to a higher philosophical state - one that could only be reached through the senses and emotions. Su points to Rothko's use of pure colors and simple forms and to his more moody and dramatic works, styles which subtly reappear in her designs.
Naturally, I asked if there are any specifically Chinese characteristics to her work. At first she said her work largely lacked such identity, but then she went on to describe her penchant for two-dimensional clothing design. This is far less focused on hugging the female form than is the norm in Western fashion.
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