Counterfeiting in Fashion

Imitation and counterfeiting have always been issues to discuss about in the fashion industry. Chanel thought of imitation as a consistent measurement method of a brand’s success, saying that the more you were imitated, the more you succeeded in fashion.

Cyril Edward

Cyril Edward
Cyril Edward Power was born in Chelsea on 17 December 1872.
During the early 1920s, he was producing watercolour landscapes and townscape.
In 1930 Power was elected member of the Royal Society of British Artists and established a studio with Andrews in Hammersmith close to the River Thames, a location which inspired many prints by both artists. During the last year of his life Power completed some eighty-nine oil paintings, a format he had grown increasingly fond of in the preceding years. These were mainly landscapes of the surrounding areas, often Helford River and the Falmouth area of Cornwall as well as some floral studies. He died in London in May 1951, aged seventy-eight. His work consists of curved lines which are well created in his lino printing. His work is often colourful and interesting to the viewer. I think his work inspires me because of the various colours he uses on his lino printing which is something I would like to try and become better at doing.

Pablo Picasso

Pablo Picasso

Born 25th of October, 1881, was a Spanish print maker, painter and sculptor and spent most of his life in France. He was one of the most influential artists of the 20th Century, he co-founded the Cubist movement.
Picasso’s work is often categorized into certain periods. The most commonly accepted periods in his work are the Blue Period (1901–1904), the Rose Period (1905–1907), the African-influenced Period (1908–1909), Analytic Cubism (1909–1912), and Synthetic Cubism (1912–1919).

I enjoy his work as it has a lot of creative imagery involved. For example many of his pieces consist of various shapes and boldy coloured images which are eye catching and intriguing. It is also not always easy to tell what is in the image, therefore showing how much imagination has been put into it.

Raoul Hausmann

Raoul Hausmann is an Austrian artist who focused in the Dada era. He often focuses on photographic collages. he was born in 1886. He was a photomonteur, painter, fashion designer, poet, pamphleteer, publisher, and partner of Hannah Hoch. Everything he did was done with enthusiasm and an often angry gallows humour.
His work consists of collage and mixed media which i find interesting because of the random designs. his work is not colourful, yet it is easy to connect with his audience through them.

Varvara Stepanova

Varvara Stepanova was a painter and the graphic artist. Her works were exhibited at the largest exhibitions of  avant guarde in Russia. She used a list of fabrics, setting of books and magazines, collages and compositions. Her works are distinctive and original because of their intriguing patterns and variety. Her series of unexpected graphic works "Jazz-band" is most popular. Her work is very unique and distinctive, and she uses bright, bold colours to catch the eye of her viewers.

Man Ray

Man Ray was an American modernist artist who spent most of his carrer in Paris. He contributed to the Dada era and often used a mixed variety of media. He considered himself a painter. His reputation has grown, but his work was not appreciated in his lifetime.
his work is extremely unique and often focus on people. His images are often very surreal and odd, but tis intrigues the eye. They often feature a black and white colour scheme. I think this makes his work more recognizable.

Dave mckean

David McKean was born 29 December 1963 and is an English illustrator, photographer, comic book artist, graphic designer, filmmaker and musician.

His work incorporates drawing, painting, photography, collage, found objects, digital art and sculpture. After a trip to New York in 1986 during which he failed to find work as a comics artist, McKean met writer Neil Gaiman, and the pair collaborated on a short graphic novel of disturbing childhood memories. In 1989, he illustrated the Batman graphic novel, Arkham Asylum. He also illustrated many childrens books.

I think that his work is very unique as the images are unpredictable and sometimes it is hard to tell what is actually in the image or what McKean is trying to tell us. His images are surreal and charasmatic  and more often than not present the faces of people. I think that each of his images are supposed to bring a story to the viewers mind, and even though they are unclear it is very interesting to try and pick McKean’s pieces apart.