“If you steal from one author, it’s plagiarism; if you steal from many, it’s research.”
— Wilson Mizner
“The Gowns Project” is a selection of artists who express fabric on the human form in a variety of ways and techniques that I admire. I tried to learn the technique and then recreate it within my own style and medium.
“Nagajuban — 長襦袢 ” by Torii Kotondo - 1929
“Nagajuban — 長襦袢” by Torii Kotondo - 1929 RECREATION
“Chiaruccia” by Friedrich Von Amerling, 1846
“Chiaruccia” by Friedrich Von Amerling, 1846 RECREATION
“The Kiss” 1907-1908 by Gustav Klimt
“The Kiss” 1907-1908 by Gustav Klimt RECREATION
“Portrait of Dido Elizabeth Belle Lindsay, and her cousin, Lady Elizabeth Murray” - currently dates; 1778
“Portrait of Dido Elizabeth Belle Lindsay, and her cousin, Lady Elizabeth Murray” - currently dates; 1778 RECREATION
“Soul of a Rose” by John William Waterhouse 1908
“Soul of a Rose” by John William Waterhouse 1908 RECREATION
"Lady Agnew of Lochnaw” by John Singer Sargent 1892–1892
"Lady Agnew of Lochnaw” by John Singer Sargent 1892–1892 RECREATION
“Empress Elisabeth of Austria” by Franz Xaver Winterhalter - 1865
“Empress Elisabeth of Austria” by Franz Xaver Winterhalter - 1865 RECREATION
“Girl in a Pink Dress” by Laura Wheeler Waring - 1927, the Harlem Renaissance
“Girl in a Pink Dress” by Laura Wheeler Waring - 1927, the Harlem Renaissance RECREATION
“Announcement of Artist’s Name Change: On the Seventh Day of the First Month 1844” by Utagawa Kunisada - 1786-1864
“Announcement of Artist’s Name Change: On the Seventh Day of the First Month 1844” by Utagawa Kunisada - 1786-1864 RECREATION
“Portrait of Madame X” by John Singer Sargent, 1884
“Portrait of Madame X” by John Singer Sargent, 1884 RECREATION