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(The Age of Feminine Drawing No. 2)
The New Age of Feminine Drawing demonstrates clearly how and why illustration in fashion has made an amazing comeback. Having virtually reached saturation point, photography is no longer the all-powerful medium of creativity, and has once again given way to the age old art of drawing.

The drawings featured in this exciting new title represent many different styles and a broad cross section of artists. All works featured have one thing in common: they possess a uniquely feminine power of seduction.
Categories covered include magazine covers, posters, cosmetic advertisements, lifestyle advertisements and entertainment products.

Artists featured include Akari Inogouchi, Annika Wester, Carine Brancowitz, Cecilia Carlstedt, Cedric Rivrain, Christina K. Coco, Elisa Johns, Laura Laine, Lotie, Maren Esdar, Jarno Kettunen and more.

The Sourcebook of Contemporary Illustration features the best contemporary illustrations and illustration techniques from around the world. This cutting-edge anthology from Yaiza Nicolas and Andres Gonzalez Fernandez includes both established and emerging illustrators and hundreds of full-color examples of their artwork, catagorized according to theme and organized in a visual index for quick reference.

Yaiza Nicolas (Author), Andres Gonzalez Fernandez (Author), Alessandro Zanchetta (Author)

here a page of coco’s work, more on cocopit.biz

“Fashion is not something that exists in dresses only. Fashion is in the sky, in the street, fashion has to do with ideas, the way we live, what is happening.”- Coco Chanel

Artistic representation of fashion has existed since the dawn of civilization.  From the statues of Mesopotamia, the walls of Egyptian pyramids, the master paintings of the Renaissance, the cover of  Vogue’s first issue in 1892, and through today, artists have continued to carefully document fashion of the period. Gallery Nucleus is therefore proud to present our first fashion illustration exhibition.

We are privileged to have an international roster featuring established as well as emerging contemporary fashion illustrators. Exhibiting artists working in a variety of mediums from paint, watercolor, ink, textiles and digital media. These artists have worked with designers such as Dior, Jean-Paul Gualtier, and Marc Jacobs just to name a few. They have graced the pages of publications including, Vogue, Cosmopolitan, Elle, Nylon and many more. We are pleased to showcase the ever expanding world of fashion illustration that represents the latest trends of our time and captivates the greatest styles that will last forever.

Featured Artists:
Annika Wester
Baiba Ladiga
Bob Peak
Coco Pit
Connie Lim
Eleanor Bowley
Elodie
Erin Petson
Esther Kim
Jarno Kettunen
Laura Laine
Lawrence Noble
Loreto Binvignat Streeter
Monica Velasquez
Naja Conrad Hansen
Ohgushi
Pomme Chan
Robert Tirado
Sandra Suy
Stina Persson
Veronique Meignaud

Line of Style: Fashion Illustration Spanning the Globe
April 3, 2010 – April 26, 2010
Opening Reception / Apr 3, 7:00PM – 10:00PM

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“Forget me notscarves are an extension of the coco’s work as an illustrator, all designs are based exclusively on personal compositions and all elements have been hand-drawn. The illustrations from the Winter 2009 scarves are displayed in Tokyo for the corner display space at the BIJOUX store in Marunouchi in Tokyo.

http://www.hpfrance.com/bijoux/

more Scarves available around the world in Barney’s, Colette, Lane Crawford, and more…

http://www.forget-me-not.me/ or http://cocopit.biz/

The three new limited edition ‘Beauty by Coco’ brumisateurs are illustrated by the French illustrator Coco. Spraying with the Evian brumisateur gives an extra boost in the hydration of the outer skin of 16% thanks to the millions of microdroplets of the mineral water. The limited edition brumisateurs are available from May 2009.Coco has a very recognizable style and works for many international brands and magazines such as Vogue, Japanese and US Nylon, as well as collaborating with various fashion weeks worldwide. Her illustrations are light and soft, full of feminine elegance. The organic style matches perfectly the key values of Evian: natural beauty, purity and radiant youth with a touch of glamour. More illustration on www.cocopit.biz

“Forget me not” is a series of Art mode digital prints on scarves and turban, all made of 100% silk. It is an extension of Coco‘s work as an illustrator – all designs are based exclusively on personal compositions and all elements have been hand-drawn by her.As well as scarves, Coco also collaborated on a small line of Couture turban collection with Yasmin Rizvi, whose talent has already been met with critical acclaim. Yasmin has just received the On|Off’s Visionary Award in September 2008 and she also was dubbed as The Hat Designer of the Year 2008.

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Forget Me Not first collection (S/S 09), ”Diamantiferous” is available in a selection of luxury stores around the world such as Barneys, Colette, CoChineChine, Boon the shop, Club Designer and Storm. The scarves are also sold on the Colette e-shop.

 www.forget-me-not.me

 “Forget me not” is the latest project of talented French illustrator Coco. This collection of silk accessories has been presented during the last Paris Fashion Week. It basically consists of a series of digital prints on soft accessories – mostly scarves (all 100% silk). As an extension of her work as an illustrator (www.cococopit.biz), Coco’s designs are based exclusively on personal compositions and all elements have been hand-drawn. As well as scarves, Coco is also collaborating on a small line of Couture head accessories (turbans, hats and headbands) with Yasmin Rizvi whose talent has already been met with critical acclaim. Yasmin has just received the On|Off’s Visionary Award in September 2008 and she was  The Hat Designer of the Year 2008 (www.rizvimillinery.com). ”Diamantiferous’‘ is the title of this first collection. The prints are based on a series of three sets of drawings, all dedicated to the association of various gems and creatures – birds, insects and butterflies, as well as female faces. These all are a trademark of Coco’s fashion illustration work. Do not hesitate to contact her on forget-me-not.me for more information.

I would to thanks nylon for having me on their home page. Leave me a comment if you go there

www.nylonmag.com

Thanks to Russh australia, to publish my work, I really like the magazine.

www.russhaustralia.com

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Illustration is everywhere in our life and permeates through all aspects of design – industrial design, interior design, product design and many more. Most generally and distinctly, it impacts on the world of fashion. The luminous work demonstrated in the book is certainly a thrilling and stirring composition of captivating symphony in fashion design!

Hot fashion illustration grabs everyone’s attention and influences shopper’s choice. It brings fashion stand out of the clutter. Following Fashion Unfolding, Fashion Wonderland specifically studies the visual illustration in fashion, depicts its empowerment in all kinds of medium such as print, installation, interior decoration etc. in the fashion empire around the globe.

CONTRIBUTORS:

Alexandra Compain-Tissier, Berto Martínez , Cecilia Carlstedt, Coco, Klaus Haapaniemi , etc…

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