Colossal: “Tasteful dress” gets a whole new meaning in Sung Yeonju’s edible apparel. The Korean artist’s ongoing series, Wearable Foods, combines relatable materials with digital editing to form cocktail dresses, shorts, and blazers. Gracefully draped scallions, polka-dotted lotus roots, and subtly striped banana peels become unique ‘fabrics’ suited for a night on the town.
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This article reminds me of Lady Gaga and her meat dress. I think it's an interesting concept to create wearable food items for women, but I wouldn't wear it myself. Wouldn't the banana peels rot? After having a banana on my desk for almost a month, I can tell you, rotting bananas are not fun. The organic line structure of some of the dresses with grasses are really pretty though and I find myself enjoying those the most. I also can't imagine that these costumes would be comfortable to wear, though maybe I am completely wrong and banana peels are as comfy as they appear. I am not too sure. My favorite dress out the collection by far is the orange cocktail dress. I have no idea what it is made out of, but it is beautiful in the layers of the fabric. The color is also very vibrant, which makes me wonder what the material is. Interesting article.
Sung Yeonju's vegetable clothing is immediately striking and pleasing to the eye. The repetition of a single material, sometimes inverted or of slightly different tonalities and hues, creates a very naturalistic feeling of flow and pattern. The curves and slight depth created by the organic shapes really suits the body in an unexpected way because most vegetables don't have extremely harsh lines or a feeling of straightness which can wash out the human, especially female, form. Yeonju's use of gradiating colors surprised me because to be honest I never looked at vegetables closely enough to notice their natural qualities and colors. Her pieces make you really think and wonder about the mediums she's using because she creates interest in patterns, texture, saturation of color, form, and so many other things. All of which she demonstrates in an eye-catching way. To be honest, the first thing I thought of was Tinkerbell. In the first movie, there is a scene where Tinkerbell is given a leaf and takes scissors to it to create a dress. Yeonju's art gives me a similar sense of intrigue but with a much higher degree of fabrication.
As someone who adores working with unconventional materials and adores clothes, I was obsessed with this article. Each piece of clothing was gorgeous to look at with their designs and colors. What I loved the most was the attention to material. It became quite obvious early on that Sung Yeonju paid attention to the patterns and colors of each food and incorporated it into each design she made. I’m interested in costumes, so seeing this attention to detail in the work made me overjoyed. Her creative process was fascinating to watch and even more intriguing to see that it was paper of the designs of the food rather than the food itself on the article of clothing. I do wish the article discussed with Yeonju more on her process and inspiration for the pieces, but overall I thought it was a wonderful read. It’s an article I can take reference from for future Susan projects and for my career as a whole.
The images in this article are fascinating to look at. I wish there was more text so that understand the context for the exhibit. I would also be curious to know what part of the clothes is live and made out of food compared to what parts of the clothes were digitally created. This exhibit reminds me of Lady Gaga’s meat dress from the 2010 MTV Video Awards. I loved watching the video. Seeing Sung Yeonju’s process was really interesting and seeing them peel the apples by hand made me rethink how much detail went into these pieces. I assume that the garments were made to be viewed as photographs, but I would love to see them in person. I think that the detail would have stood out differently in person, then in photographs. These dresses are gorgeous and I loved seeing the images, both the stills and the ones provided in the video.
The images in this article were absolutely beautiful. I think it's absolutely amazing that Sun Yeonju is able to create beautiful articles of clothing out of food. I never would've expected to see some amazing dressed made from fruit. I do wish there was more written about Sun Yeonju's work. I'd love to hear about what she has to say about her creative thought process as well as more about the physical process she goes through when creating these beautiful designs. I enjoyed watching the video as it did give a small amount of insight into Sun Yeonju's process, but not enough for me to truly understand exactly what she's doing or how she goes about doing it. I'd love to know what Sun Yeonju thinks about her art specifically, or why she chose to make clothing out of food in the first place. Regardless, I still believe that what this artist is creating is gorgeous, creative, and new.
Assuming this is something that is created, photographed, and then tossed out, this is actually pretty neat. It can be challenging to effectively use the elements and follow the principles of art with the ordinary materials. The way she is doing that with food is amazing. I can't imagine how long she has to work without taking real breaks. When you think about it, apples change color really fast once they are cut and exposed to oxygen, as well and vegetables losing their freshness. In the images, the food still looks fresh. So she must be working at a fairly rapid and consistent pace the create the overall look. That is really impressive. I'm sure something like this takes a lot of patience and creativity.
The edible apparel concept reminds me of Lady Gaga’s meat dress but designer Sung Yeonju takes it to a whole new level. Her use of materials is very unconventional and I love how she is able to transform the material to such elegant and interesting forms. I never thought of using vegetables to make clothes. Sung’s attention to detail is amazing. Who thought that vegetables could be so versatile in form and can be manipulated to make pieces of clothing. There a quite a few things that I like about her pieces. The organic lines form beautiful patterns in her series of clothes. The textures of the vegetables make the clothes really three dimensional and more intriguing to look at. Most importantly, the way that Sung uses the vegetables transforms the material. IN some of the designs, you wouldn’t know that the material is from a vegetable unless you look really really closely. I appreciate that she actually uses the vegetables instead of finding materials to recreate the textures and patterns. It makes her designs more craft and unique.
This is so awesome!! These pieces show patterns and textures that are very difficult to replicate with fabric. You could tell that some pieces came from a purely original design, and some pieces came from a common design we all probably have in our closets. For me, I have shorts that are similar to the yellow shorts with the paper bag waist. It's interesting to see her take designs that are trendy, such as that particular waistline, and skew our perceptions of it by using a material that is foreign to the fashion industry. I also love how she used the shadows created by the textures and incorporated them into her designs. I'd love to know what it's like to wear one of these pieces because I'm sure they're pretty fragile compared to the fabrics we're used to living in. Also, I wish the article would have talked more about how she preserves her pieces because a lot of her materials start to decompose pretty quickly. Overall she did a wonderful job working with edible textiles!!
These images are stunning. How cool is it that Sung Yeojun’s clothing and art is all made out of food! The detail Sung is going into is amazing. She seems to be able to capture different textures that I have never seen in other clothing before! Also, I find it fascinating that she is able to keep the color vibrant. I wonder if she is using some sort of extra preservative to keep the color bright? As the rest of my peers I wish this article went into more detail about Sung Yeojun. Where did she get started? What about food and clothing, and then combining those two is so fascinating to her? I think it would be really cool to see people wearing these outfits as well! Seeing how they move on the body would be amazing. I am sure it would have to be done as some sort of art installation or fashion show as I doubt the clothing would last very long!
THIS is the kind of article I LOVE! IT really shows how incredibly large and encompassing the world of theatre and art can be. Her mannequins may not end up singing and dancing while adorned in fruit but she is playing with conventions and introducing her audience into a whole new way of thinking, which is exactly what the theatre world is striving for every day. Her attention to detail and flawless and her understanding of the natural flow of the human form is utterly effortless. Every piece of grain, fruit, and vegetable is placed with such immense meaning, which is a level of detail every costume, scenic, lighting, sound, etc designer should strive for. A sentence I have heard in many costume shop is “Don’t worry. Remember, 40 feet and dancing.” It is a phrase meant to bring comfort when time runs out and details cannot be fully finished or addressed, because when you place a costume on stage, details are inevitably lost to some of the audience, but we need to remember that sometimes the people in the front row have incredible eyesight and seeing that tiny detail shine in its just-right glory can make the show for them.
These are visually stunning! I have always loved the idea of creating "normal" objects, like clothing, out of unorthodox materials, especially if it creates a commentary of some sort. Echoing what others have said above, I think that the level of detail she goes into is breathtaking and reveals a really fluid, sweeping, and lovely product. My only question is though: can these actually be worn? I'm probably being dumb, but she takes the photos, cuts out the paper of the vegetables, and then layers on top of it actual pieces of the real veggie or fruit as well? I would be intrigued to see these modeled on real people, especially because I think that the curves and lines she creates in these designs are really gorgeous. I do wish that in general this article had been a deeper look, possible an interview, with Sung Yeonju, as to her process and the meaning behind it. It seemed like a fun visual journey, but could have been more supported to better highlight the art itself.
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