For my readers, I have a coverage of the Jean-Paul Gaultier exhibit at the Montreal Museum of Fine Arts (Musee des Beaux-Arts de Montreal), "From the Sidewalk to the Catwalk".
Rather than following a chronological timeline, the exhibit displays Gaultier's main themes: his works focus on exploring and challenging cultural barriers, creating his own unique universe.
For such singular creations, it comes as no surprise that the Museum of Fine Arts of Montreal chose a more inventive manner of displaying his works rather than placing them on hangers! A great number of the mannequins were animated. In the entrance, occupying a spot front and center, is Gaultier himself. Well, almost - a mannequin bedecked with his iconic sailor shirt explains with Gaultier's voice his inspiration for many elements of the exhibit.
The idea of the radiant creatures that inhabit the mysterious abyss, and the doomed romance between them and the sailors is captured in the examples from his 2008 collection.
Gaultier broke down barriers and created works that were considered shocking, even in this modern era. His attitude is one that all designers should attempt to emulate: that in order to make your mark upon history and its course, one has to transform the symbols that shape it. He took the corset, a sign of submission, of negativity, of lack of self-assurance, and transformed it into something positive, freeing it of the preconceptions surrounding it.
This beautiful dress shows off an eco-conscient attitude: it gives the wearer the lovely, luxurious look of fur, without the guilt of wearing a real pelt. The entire fur is made of small beads.
The Rose
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