Tag Archive for 'De Young Museum'

Bouquets to Art

Published on March 25, 2013 in Events. 0 Comments Tags: , .

Spring has arrived and to celebrate the Spring Equinox, the de Young Museum has transformed itself for the Bouquets to Art 2013. More than 100 of the Bay Area’s most innovative floral designers have come together to create a mash-up of art and flowers that pay tribute to the art in the de Young’s permanent collections. It was up for only one week and was pretty spectacular.

Tulips

Kaori Imaizumi floral design/ Sam Francis’s Helio

Kaori Imaizumi- Helio

Sharpstick Studio/ David Nash’s Rip and Cross Cut Block

Snapstick Studio

Belle Flora/ Ruth Asawa’s wire sculptures

Ruth Asawa Sculptures

 

Gotta see Gaultier

Published on June 30, 2012 in Events. 0 Comments Tags: , , .

My aunt hooked me up with some tickets to the “The Fashion World of Jean Paul Gaultier: From the Sidewalk to the Catwalk” exhibit at the de Young Museum. Thanks!

It was pretty incredible to view a collection of Gaultier’s work over the past 35 years in one space. I especially liked his Urban Jungle collection and La Mariee wedding gown.

The best part of the exhibit for me was being able to see the super complex and ornate details up-close. Some of the pieces even had the amount of hours for production included in the title. There was one gown that took 1,000 hours to create!

Crocodile Corset for Hermes: Winter 2004-2005

Lace and beadwork detail from Gaultier’s Modern Men Collection

Mongolian inspired accessories

I had to include this because it was so random. The funk band Cameo is wearing clothing from Gaultier’s French Gigolo collection. Word up!