Cielofuturo arises around the visual research of artist Francesco Tosini on feedback in natural and technological mechanisms, an exhibition project conceived with the support of Unframed 721 and Matta to bring the conversation on art, NFT and digital assets to a touchpoint.
"The Milk of Dreams": Unveiling a Surreal Journey at the 59th International Art Exhibition.
Resembling a mixture of Wallace and Gromit-looking clay animation, from the shinny life-like stance of the designs alongside clear, sleek digital artistry, vxcl touches on a unique direction to art.
“The friction created by tethering virtual environments to charged physical locations allows for critical conversation to be had around what these spaces represent and the historical and socio-political events that surround it. This type of speculative criticality is more difficult to achieve through visualizations located within fantasy”.
MISBHV and Electronic Beats celebrate creative synergy within the community, dropping a Limited Ed. Capsule Collection, alongside with some special Trashymuse digital artworks and Coeval’s exclusive images.
“The garment design assists the body to be dressed providing enormous possibilities and facilities for different types and stages of body immobilities, at some point. Conditions like disabilities, injuries, pregnancy, or simply elderly will no longer require sophisticated body movements to accomplish this everyday activity.”
Inflatable garments, helmets with receding hairlines, and armpit cutouts are only a peek into the pieces that live inside Fey Fey Worldwide. Creating outfits that speak out, Fey-Fey is a designer that constantly challenges industry standards – for the low price of her soul.
“I think the creative language that Tarot cards use speaks to me both visually and conceptually. The fantastical, spiritual, and elemental narrative weaved throughout them has no doubt permeated my creative process.“ Alfred Pietroni
“I think creating animation in a game engine gives you a special malleability in your work, stemming from being able to work in an environment that is already rendered, alive, textured, lit up. It gives what you’re doing at the moment more opportunity for mistakes. It illuminates directions that wouldn't ordinarily have been taken if you were rendering out every frame through an ordinary 3d renderer.” - Jack Wedge
Infamously known and described by the contemporary Italian fashion system as of bad taste and “tacky”, Monella Vagabonda is now making a bold statement towards its past, taking a whole new perspective on the ways of producing not just a product but an imagery that is conscious, fun, provocative and genderless. Monella Vagabonda reborn “as an act of resistance to a past that exists and echoes in the hearts of all of us”.
“I felt that there should be more space for credibly creating positive visions of the future, and that cultivating optimism would facilitate that process. I was keen to explore the idea but also had a personal and psychological need to hold onto, and intellectually advocate for its importance. As I interrogated the idea, I learned more about myself and how positivity can sometimes be oppressive.” - Matthew Stone on his exhibition ‘Optimism as Cultural Rebellion’.
Ritual is about transition and rebirth, a hypnotic and inevitable dance that happens, swallows and then returns a new form. Inspired by the theme of ritual as a process of identity transition, Ritual is a project including an Editorial and a Fashion Film, born from the collaboration between Milan based stylist Chiara Trimigliozzi and designer Aurora Dolce.
“There are somewhat limitations in our physical world; however, we have great potential to explore a virtual world. We are at a turning point, our work suggests the change of our current era and aims to create value and purpose in the Metaverse” - NEW.EYRA
“How does clothing, like yourself, get around from place to place? How do shoes or bags commute? Are humans vehicles? Are we their car? Private driver? Or could a group of us be equal to being something like a bus? Or are we their energy... like fuel, oil, gas? It is trippy to think but, is clothing the driver of us or are we the driver of our clothes?” – VeniceW
Who’s your Daddy? Papped Mag / Papa Fashion is wise-guys’ guide to being an Art Director – as explained by creative director Laura Vandenbergh herself. The Milan-based project stars DAD – Laura’s own father – as his introduction to the editorial scene becomes his modeling debut.
Both foreign and familiar, both material and dreamlike, the world of videographer Bilal Al Hasan is one you cannot help but be lost within. Poetic narratives and surrealist editing choices entice you to open your third eye.
Cats, Charms, and Avant-garde jewelry: The pervasive whimsy behind Chinese label YVMIN’s highly sought after pieces.
In the modern world, we are seeing a new influx of artists exploring digital and 3D creative explorations, especially since the pandemic hindering tactile processes. Artist Franco Palioff not only explores these modern ways of working, but addresses a duality in his work, as a creator of robotic creations, as well as a classic oil painter, considering the relativity between humanity and technology.
“When I did in a wider sense realize the stark uniqueness of the landscape and culture I am from, they became strong aspects of my personal and social identity and I started bringing this part of my identity into my music. It is still possible to find semblance and witness obscure anomalies within the culture, language, and local characters of Ladakh” - Ruhai Qaisar
“Human is mortal. And as new technologies develop, no wonder we are more and more fascinated by topics such as body enhancement and post-humanism. I find it so interesting and decided to treat my project as a sensory prosthesis augmenting the wearer’s senses” - Iga Węglińska
