Mama, quiero ser artista

Mom, I want to be an artist is a collection of five looks that reflect the barriers, sensations, and emotions that a person who decides to dedicate themselves to the artistic world must go through. Starting from the idea that society is a structured and rigid system designed to fit into it, those wit

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h artistic drive are the ones who must break the mold, dismantling the system from within and fighting against prejudice.

I developed the collection based on the decontextualization of restrictive garments such as the corset. Representing in this way the feeling of oppression and not being able to fit into the idea of a normative life in society, whether it is the lack of artistic education in schools or the lack of seriousness regarding the reality of the sacrifices in these careers. This can be seen reflected in the use I have given to the closure of the garment in different jackets and pants.
Likewise, I have repeated key elements of the corset through textile manipulations, creating a visual sensation of a firm structure due to its constant reproduction, which in turn is deformed through changes in position and size to represent the idea of breaking the social grid.

In the same way, many garments have ropes and stranglers to adapt their shape to the body, adjusting the silhouette or modifying it with volumes in unusual places. Showing the idea of how we conform to the normative without questioning it, and how, from an outside perspective, it is not really what we believe it to be. Additionally, there are also some garments that are based on self-deconstruction to emphasize the idea of breaking and understanding the world from a different point of view.
Based on the premise that the problem of prejudices towards artists stems from the lack of artistic inclusion in schools, where the future of society is shaped and the foundations of social norms are established, I have used an essential fabric in the fashion industry in each of the looks: denim, leather, knit, and technical fabrics. That is why I have prioritized focusing on the textures of the material itself and the manipulations carried out on top of it. Nevertheless, the collection features some subtle abstract prints created from analog photographs using the film soup technique, a manipulation of the film roll through the intervention of different liquid compounds before exposure. This idea stems, on the one hand, from photography as an artistic means of expression, and on the other hand, from the film roll as something that can be seen as outdated.

The collection has a color palette composed of black, petroleum green, and dark blues with some touches of faded blue to bring a bit of light. All colors are very dark to give more importance to the texture of the fabric and the silhouette of the garment.

On the other hand, I have played with the movement of many of the garments, either through various hanging strips or by the shape of the garment hanging in different parts, as it is the key to the conclusion of the entire collection. Movement is what allows us to evolve, like a bird in a cage, a child artist in school. It is, therefore, at the moment when the bird is able to flap its wings and fly, that it can finally be free.

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Type

Menswear, Streetwear

Methods

3D Print, moulage, leather manipulation

Materials

Denim, Leather, recycled jeans, Recycled sails, fleace

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