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Suốt hơn 4000 năm qua, hình ảnh Rồng đã trải dài lịch sử và hiện diện trong truyền thuyết của các nước Đông Á. Trong các tích của Phật giáo, Khổng giáo và Đạo giáo, rồng được kính ngưỡng như đại diện của quyền lực và mưa thuận gió hoà. Trong văn hoá dân gian Việt Nam, Rồng cũng là một sinh vật quyền năng tượng trưng cho trời đất, sinh mạng, sức mạnh; và là biểu tượng gắn liền với ngai vàng. Trang phục có hoạ tiết rồng bắt đầu từ thời nhà Minh ở Trung Hoa (1368-1644), từ việc tự phát, chúng nhanh chóng trở thành biểu tượng của quyền lực, địa vị, và sau này được các nhà thiết kế đưa lên sáng tạo của mình để ám chỉ sức mạnh, sự trường thọ và tính dục.

Bộ sưu tập Gấm Rồng - ra mắt trên tạp chí Heritage Fashion (số tháng Tư-Năm 2015) - kết hợp hình ảnh rồng với mô-típ hoa đính kết thủ công. Pha trộn gấm, tafta và lụa, bộ sưu tập mang tông màu của mây ngũ sắc trong tranh Hàng Trống. Đi cùng nón quai thao – phụ kiện đội đầu của phụ nữ miền Bắc, dù không còn phổ biến trong đời sống hàng ngày nhưng vẫn xuất hiện trong các lễ hội, màn biểu diễn - trang phục như được tôn thêm nét sắc sảo.

Sản phẩm hiện đang được trưng bày tại "Ở trọ trần gian", triển lãm Mộng Bình thường ❤️
BST: Gấm Rồng
Chất liệu: Đính kết 3D trên vải tafta
Thương hiệu: Thủy Design House
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Dragons have been part of Asian culture and legends for more than 4,000 years. In the religious traditions of Buddhism, Confucianism, and Taoism, they have been honoured as sources of power and bringers of rain. The Dragon is a symbolic creature in the folklore and mythology of Vietnam representing the universe, life and strength, as well as being associated with kingship. Dragons on robes began as a purely informal fashion during the Ming dynasty in China (1368-1644), quickly becoming symbols of rank and power and have been adopted by designers with the desire to convey strength, vitality and sexuality.

Thuy Design House’s Brocade Áo Dài collection, as featured in ‘Heritage Fashion Magazine’ (April-May 2015), combines the imagery of the dragon with hand-crafted floral motifs. The collection blends brocade, taffeta and silk and the colour palette is inspired by the distinctive five colour clouds (mây ngũ sắc) of Hàng Trống paintings. The nón quai thao is a traditional Vietnamese flat palm leaf hat, which was worn by women in North Vietnam as an accessory to finer garments. While largely faded from daily use, they are worn in performances and at festivities.

The artwork is displayed at "Nature and Symbolism", An Everyday Dream exhibition:
Collection: The Brocade Áo dài
Material: beading and 3D silk embroidery on taffeta
Brand: Thuy Design House

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::::: OPENING SHOW ::::: 2015-1-30, 4:00pm @ MOCA Taipei :::::


攝影 陳冠宇
後製 Awe IX
髮型 賀廣安@EROS Hairstyling
化妝 Sandy Chen
服裝 Hikky Chen
音樂 白目二分之一


藝術家介紹

Hikky Chen
1981年台北出生,台灣藝術大學舞蹈科/大阪mode學園服裝設計科畢業。獨立服裝設計師,表演者。
live art團體鬼丘鬼鏟一員,主要負責主視覺與服裝,演員,舞台設計。
2011 服裝,裝置,攝影個展《NUNU展》,2012 Heineken Dream Space(Luminal Arts Festival)服裝展,
2014【臺北藝術節】《目蓮拯救母親大地》/下一個編舞計劃"再見吧兔子”服裝,參與導演黃亞歷2015紀錄片《日曜日散步者》服裝,演員。
長期製作臺北樂團”白目樂團”現場,音樂錄影帶服裝。


The White Eyes 白目樂隊
2004年底組成，成軍十年的The White Eyes白目樂隊音樂風格涵蓋Garage、Punk等迷幻骯髒的暴力元素，以極具煽動力的現場演出著稱。08年拿下貢寮海洋音樂季(Hohaiyan)海洋音樂大賞，專輯《Kiss Your Eyes》獲得第22屆金曲獎最佳專輯包裝，曾為The Music、These New Puritans、The Flaming Lips等國際樂隊擔任共演嘉賓，足跡踏遍國內外音樂祭，美國SXSW、日本SUMMER SONIC、春天吶喊、野台開唱等，以及各地Live House巡迴演出。


策展人
賴士超Lai Shi-Chao

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Exhibition Introduction：

Since the launch of ‘Art Street’, Museum of Contemporary Art, Taipei has explored diverse possibilities for art and for all by introducing contemporary art to living space. In the spring of 2015, MOCA Taipei partners with Elite Taipei Station Store to co-present the fourth exhibition and invites Taiwan Indie bands and emerging fashion designers to co-create a duo-feast consisting of music and visual sense. Through this cross-disciplinary experimental collaboration, we discuss the visual approaches of music performance on stage.
Since 2009 on, the White Eyes has worked with fashion designer Hikky Chen to develop a series of stage costumes and profiles, which they wear to attend many music events both overseas and domestically. This exhibition entitled Inorganic Evolution-The White Eyes X Hikky Chen could be regarded as a celebration of its founding for a decade. In addition to examine the creational history in the past ten years, the design profiles are also presented. Having an exhibition at the K1 and K2 square of Elite Taipei Station Store where the mass crowd and traffic gather, we expect to initiate a fusion of diverse creative culture and art as well as to further interpret the indie Avant-garde fashion of the White Eyes.
Extending the Punk and Riot Girls style in the early years, the White Eyes set up strong image in the circle of Taiwan Indie bands and they won grand prize at Ho-hai-yan Rock Festival; in recent years, the vocalist and bass player Chung-yu Fan form “Half of White Eyes” side project. While persuading further experimental spirit in the music presentation, the band also engages in several cross-disciplinary projects. The collaboration between the White Eyes and Hikky Chen implies the beginning of another stage, which the long-lasting Punk spirit, rebelling, critical against the conventional concepts, respect to individuals with different values, and the pursuing of liberation are all shown in their creation.
The stage costumes by Hikky Chen are mostly inspired by the elements in the Nature, including the mineral colors and textures, and the primitive quality of grey cloth. Therefore, most of costumes are made by retailing and assembling recycled clothing and unwanted fabrics. The colors are made from the technique of tea dying and show a warm, tender and natural hue. The texture and color hues are full of primitive charm, which is exactly like the liberation manifesto by the band. Moreover, daily life and pets of band vocalist Hsiao-gao Gao are resources of inspiration as well.
The White Eyes organized their ten-year anniversary concert at the end of 2014. It is an important evolution for the White Eyes to present the audio sense through costumes and visual profiles. This is the intention behind the collaboration between the band and fashion designer. Based on this reason, the exhibition is organized to present the achievement of a decade. On stage, the White Eyes not only performs physically, but also expresses their music faith via unique costumes. With the concepts of inorganic evolution, this exhibition looks forward to further inspiring more diverse imaginations and possibilities of cross- disciplinary creation among creators from different fields.