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| Kelly and me in front of the museum |
I went to the Fowler Museum here on campus with my friend
Kelly. We focused on the exhibit titled Making Strange: Gagawaka by Vivan
Sundaram. Gagawaka is a sort of funky fashion that reminded me of the crazy
outfits of pop stars like Katy Perry and Lady Gaga. However, these outfits were
a little more random and made out of crazier objects.
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| Lady Gaga |
I think that my favorite outfit was the skirt and top made
of foam. I liked the happy colors and it contrasted to the other pieces which
were much more drab. This outfit especially reminded me of something Katy Perry
would wear.
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| Katy Perry |
I thought that the foam outfit was fun as well. I liked that
it copied the garb of an Aztec ruler.
My least favorite outfit was probably the metal silver suit.
It reminded me of the street performers that cover themselves in silver paint,
and the street performers scare me, so I think I may be biased.
I think it is interesting how the design of the outfits
related to the materials that were used. For example, the skirt and top was
bubbly and the outfit was also very round and puffy. This contrasted to the
silver metal suit which was very stiff, like metal would be. The dress made of
white tubes was very flowy and loose, like the flimsy tubing is in real life.
Dance Marathon at UCLA is an event to raise money to fight
pediatric aids. At the event there were two girls promoting the use of condoms
and they made outfits for themselves out of condoms in addition to making
headbands out of condoms for the dancers.
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| Condom outfits from Dance Marathon |
I think that
the concept of using recycled materials for clothing is a good idea, especially
because as a society we need to monitor our resource use. Recycling cotton is
much more practical than making clothing out of sponges and condoms though. I
appreciate the creativity of the artists to come up with the i designs of the
outfits and which materials to use.
