Artist Profile: Field Kallop

If you’re an artist familiar with textiles, you’re always experimenting. Field Kallop‘s experiments are carefully calculated and beautifully executed. With an art history and gallery curation background, she’s applying natural talent to academia at RISD’s MFA painting program, finding inspiration in anatomy, physics and astronomy.

When asked about her technique, Kallop explains her process, “I built a pendulum, suspended it from the ceiling of my studio, and began to make drawings with it. My goal was to examine, harness, and display the effects of gravity, an invisible yet ubiquitous force that has always interested me.”

In our opinion, many of the images are reminiscent of rudimentary computer screens, revealing captured data in the ether world of the internet. Be it futuristic, abstract, or fluid, these executions are stunning and we’re excited to see what the future holds for Kallop’s career.

August 1, 2011 | By: Shayna Kulik

Trend: Patterns & Silhouettes

The human silhouette is a timeless design staple with universal power to carry any message. One of the most notable campaigns of this decade, Apple’s 2003 ipod campaign, kicked off years of creative experimentation and imitation. The above examples translate this beautifully in photography, print and product design. Incorporating texture, the mood is set with (1) a military inspired spread, (2) atmospheric fashion styling for Another Magazine, (3) a self portrait, (4) a hybrid book cover and a (5) pattern-blocked Michael Kor’s swimsuit.

July 18, 2011 | By: Shayna Kulik

Street Finds in Melbourne: The Paris School

Imagine wandering into an environment with wonderful sensory overload. A place to learn French, inspect global and varied patterned products and chat with a sweet and knowledgable owner.

I had this experience on my last trip to Melbourne on Fitzroy Street at Dagmar Rousset’s concept store, The French School. The items are sweet and quirky and the language learning hours, accommodating. The perfect mergence of two worlds cast down under. I’d love to see this idea pop up round New York and all over the world.

July 11, 2011 | By: Shayna Kulik

London: Plentiful Patterns

Barry McGee’s work has taken over London’s Modern Art Gallery with an explosion of color and pattern. By infusing a strong presence of line, geometry, abstraction and tessellations in addition to street art influences, such as tagging and vandalism, McGee has created a recognizable and unique style.

His pictorial sense touches on the global reach of unsanctioned art that takes place within the fabric of urban architecture. Hundreds of uniquely painted panels and objects are puzzled together, butted against one another in an immersive, site-responsive show that is a direct result from McGee’s openly intuitive working method. For more info, click here.

Modern Art Gallery: 23/25 Eastcastle Street, London W1W 8DF

July 8, 2011 | By: Shayna Kulik

Accessories: Lem Lem Shoes

If Patternity made footwear, I wouldn’t be surprised if it looked something like this. LemLem, the Ethiopian-made label by model and activist, Liya Kebede recently launched these wonderful slip-on oxfords. Made for colder climates with Italian Merino wool, these graphic flats are part of a beautiful initiative for female empowerment . In an effort to provide economic independence for women from Kebede’s hometown, she created a weaving studio for all of LemLem’s products. Read more about it here.

June 28, 2011 | By: Shayna Kulik

Repetition Elsewhere: Leelee Sobieski

Garance Dore has a wonderful blog filled illustration, photography and relatable girly text. One of her latest posts features Leelee Sobieski in an arresting Balenciaga dress just before the Adam Kimmel show. The harsh vertical stripes and collage tanagram pattern is beautiful throwback. It almost reminds me of a vintage print I’d find in my grandmother’s closet.

June 27, 2011 | By: Shayna Kulik