The
Fashion and Textile Museum in Bermondsey currently has a great
exhibition of textiles designed by fine artists of the 20th
century. Ranging from the 1910s to the 1960s, it shows how loose the
boundaries between art and commercial design really are, showcasing
mass-produced printed textiles by artists including Salvador Dalí,
Pablo Picasso, Andy Warhol and Joan Miró.
The material on show is primarily textile samples. There are also plenty of items of clothing, some advertising material, and some surrealist film footage. Overall it's a fun, light-hearted exhibition – you get the sense that the artists got a chance to kick back and play around with themes and motifs they were best-known for when doing this kind of commercial design work. It's also fascinating to see how these artists embraced the opportunity to make their work more widely available to the public; Picasso was even involved in designing prints for a range of skiwear! I was surprised by how much I liked Andy Warhol's simple, playful designs, and I loved Dalí's “Desert Rocks” fabric.
The material on show is primarily textile samples. There are also plenty of items of clothing, some advertising material, and some surrealist film footage. Overall it's a fun, light-hearted exhibition – you get the sense that the artists got a chance to kick back and play around with themes and motifs they were best-known for when doing this kind of commercial design work. It's also fascinating to see how these artists embraced the opportunity to make their work more widely available to the public; Picasso was even involved in designing prints for a range of skiwear! I was surprised by how much I liked Andy Warhol's simple, playful designs, and I loved Dalí's “Desert Rocks” fabric.
Overall, I spent an enjoyable hour looking around,
although I suspect that the price is off-putting unless you're
particularly into textile design.
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