![]() It's well known that fashion requires sacrifice, and yet the next generation is by no means deterred. While some in Monday's audience were critical of designers sending models down the runway in running shoes, it seemed Ms Daniels had made a wise choice: one woman in patent leather high heeled boots was visibly limping from the show. "I wore heels last year," the events planner from Melbourne explained. ![]() Everyone is working in community.She was sporting a white pillbox hat with extra feathers, a white corset with ruffled shoulders, fishnet sleeves and a black tulle full skirt. A large part of his Islam faith involves sharing knowledge, and that’s what he aims to do with his artistic practice.Ĭurator John Silvis says, “From the very moment I went to the first studio, and then met Mulyana and other artists, it was very apparent to me that it’s a communal process. He’s taught workshops to kids and employed the help of a community of transgender women in the village of Sorogenen to create modular coral sculptures. Over the years, Mulyana has shared his gift of knitting and crocheting with others. ![]() But the limitation on materials is partially why his coral creations are so unique. This can sometimes pose a problem when certain colors are hard to find and particular materials run out. ![]() Online, he documents the process by folding over a plastic bag, cutting it into strips and twisting it into knittable string. Mulyana pulls from used materials and overproduced plastics in his hometown of Yogyakarta - and sometimes abroad - to make his creations. The title of the exhibit comes from the pieces’ modular nature: Each section of coral can be pulled apart and rearranged, so he’s able to bring bits and pieces into new exhibitions. He reflects on this discovery in “Modular Utopia,” showcasing the effects of pollution on underwater life by contrasting something so beautiful with an environment gone bleak. His practice is centered on sustainability and community, with attention to the fading colors of the world we inhabit.ĭuring his first snorkeling venture at the Gili Islands, Mulyana was stunned to see how pollution had made the coral look gray. The Indonesian artist, known for knitting and crocheting marine life out of upcycled materials like worn clothing and plastic bags, shapes a new utopia that simultaneously calls viewers to action. The new exhibit at USC Fisher Museum of Art is Mulyana’s first solo show in Los Angeles. The purple becomes gray and the life that once sprouted with joy and adventure blends into the white museum walls, falling out of view. Unexpected details and colors shape Mulyana’s “ Modular Utopia.” But as you step out of the installation titled “Ocean Wonderland” and through the museum space, the colors start to fade. Each piece of art, emulating the ecosystem of the sea, is unlike another. Peering through a collection of vibrant purple pompoms, a bright red coral sits atop blooming underwater vegetation. Beneath them lies a colorful world of coral and, if you look closely, a friendly lobster. Five thousand hand-knitted bright orange fish dangle from the ceiling.
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