"Distressed Peasant"

I am fascinated by the way in which artists and designers will take existing art and turn into an entirely new piece of art. (See previous post on Carla Gannis. She spoke about "appropriation art" in her lecture.) E.V. Day has taken costume pieces from the City Opera's archives and turned them into suspended sculpture, representative of the characters and her own interpretations of their grand stage personas. This article in the New York Times speaks about the power of taking pieces that might not have seen the light of day ever again have been imbued with new life. (Also, see previous post of Philip Johnson and his collaboration on the design of the -now- David A. Koch theater where the exhibit will be on display.)



via NYT