'“Barbs” A veritable ‘spectacle’ of art & fashion hosted by Dutch artist Riedstra in collaboration with UK- based artists & recent fashion designer graduates from Central Saint Martins College of Art and Design 

Riedstra - Barbs

'Barbs'

"…the distorted image of ideal beauty that is never achievable, though laid-on by the world of the media and advertising." (Riedstra, 2007)

Riedstra's ‘Barbs Series’ was shown as part of the Amsterdam International Fashion Week, 2007 and she was invited to show at the Florence Biennale that same year.

Her paintings speak of the difficulty in present-day society for women to achieve a true and unadulterated identity of themselves.

Riedstra’s own theatrical background, both as a performer and scenographer informs her vision for the three week exhibition, featuring fashion shows and performances on the first 2 nights (by recent Central Saint Martins fashion design graduates) — promising to be an emotive feast for all the senses, and especially the mind.

For the forthcoming ‘Barbs’ show Riedstra invited like-minded UK-based artists whose work deals with similar issues relating to the body and distorted identity.

Participants include artists: Lynne Gold, Kim Thornton, Catherine Hollens, Danielle Michalitsianos, Yara Tschallener, Eldi Dundee, Polly Phipps-Holland, Jennifer Martin, and fashion designers: Kumiko Tani, Agathe Finney, Yusa Ishizuka, among others…

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