Chi-Lai Cherry Yuen - TACTILE. FORMING. +/- SPACES

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Description

This collection is inspired by sculpture artist Henry Moore. His work is a metaphor of the human relationship with the earth. I am most interested in the imperfections that leave traces of evidence of the artist created by his direct carving method. I translate this tactile relationship into my pieces, by draping fabric with boning pre-sewn directly into it. I create positive and negative spaces between the object, body and atmosphere. The boning affects the overall form of the garment naturally when I gather the fabric, creating dramatic areas of light and shadow exaggerating the garment's shapes.