Friday, 4 June
Dare to Wear: Glass Dresses by Diana Dias-Leão
Not made for practical wear, this collection of couture sculpture is designed to create discussion and debate about issues around beauty and body image. The artist believes that anorexia, bulimia, self harm and body dysmorphic disorder are connected with issues relating to image and lack of confidence.
Through this collection of inspirational dresses Diana wants to convey the message that: &#;Even though the image is glittering, it is the person inside who is priceless.&#;- Walker Art Gallery
I visited this exhibition today and thought it would be a good source of inspiration and research for my own work. Although the garments are very aesthetically pleasing I feel some of them didn't quite hit the mark on what they aim to say. Diana is obviously very talented in glass and creating garments and creates the pieces using body casts in plaster then applyi
Tackling social issues and pressures upon the individual, Diana is striving to communicate the invaluable nature of self-worth and the celebration of the spirit rather than appearance.
&#;I have created a fantasy range of opulent glass dresses in iridescent glass, crystals and fine silken yarns designed only to be worn during a photography session.&#;
They&#;re so beautiful and it&#;s really cool to see someone working with glass and wire in such an unusual and well executed way.
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Walker Art Gallery, Liverpool. Until September
Diana Dias-Leảo delicately constructed but tough modernistic designs come to life in the &#;Craft and Design Gallery, how things are styled, made and used,&#; in the Walker Art Gallery.
The exhibition is in fitting with its surroundings and is set in-between a labyrinth style direction showing a continuous evolution of mans usage of craft designed objects. It has a comical approach which is juxtaposed with the austere, grand building as in-between the pottery and art deco plates is a mobile phone which makes light of what is constituted as art. As when the objects displayed were originally produced they were not seen as art or worthy to be studied, only in retrospect objects become idealised, the mobile phone connotes the futures over analysis of common objects.
Positioned in the middle of the labyrinth are two glass boxes containing Diana Dias-Leảo designs, the way they are exhibited is too show off their beauty and not in an hyperbolic manner to be studied and their significance be over analysed. This is represented by the lack of signage, with only one white label at the base of each glass container stating the number o
More so sculpture than couture, the dresses represent Miss Dias-Leão&#;s belief that the attitudes of those in the fashion industry have put more of an emphasis on appearance than substance. With this collection of shimmering glass gowns, she hopes to encourage people to look past the trappings of fashion and view it as simply a covering for what&#;s really important.
This unique and attractive collection is on display at the Walker Art Gallery through the end of September. Admission is free; so, if you&#;re in the Liverpool area, you should definitely pay a visit.
Dare to Wear - About the artistfrom National Museums Liverpoolon Vimeo.
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