Louis Vuitton Draw in Indonesian artistry

Chanel 2.55Indonesian artists have recently called the star of the international art scene, with their works to the stage at major exhibitions, including the Venice Biennale, Art Basel in Hong Kong and Art Stage Singapore. Allay fears that interest have already peaked, which can last week, the world famous design company Louis Vuitton presents its "textile giant," a scarf designed 1.8 square meters of contemporary Indonesian artist Eko Nugroho. "We are delighted with this special collaboration between Louis Vuitton and Eko Nugroho," said Jean-Baptiste Debains, president of Louis Vuitton Asia Pacific. "It also highlights our gratitude [for] the creativity of Indonesian artists." In 2011, Louis Vuitton featured the works of 11 contemporary Indonesian artists, including Eko, a thematic exhibition "Trans-figurations: Indonesian Mythologies" in his shop in Paris. In the years that followed, Louis Vuitton presents "Fantasy Island," a group exhibition of Indonesian artists, including Eko, the shops in Hong Kong and Singapore. This year, the French fashion house works with international artists on the circuit design. For the year 2013 scarf collection autumn / winter he worked with Eko and British street artist Ben Eine, French-Tunisian artist "eL Seed." "Honestly, I do not know how they chose me," said Eko, 36, who asked last year, was working with Louis Vuitton. "I did not say" yes "immediately," he recalls. "I had to really think about it because I am not a textile designer." Eko artistic works are comic books, murals, photos usually. He finally agreed to take on the project because he thought it was a new challenge and a rare opportunity for him. For the design of the scarf, Eko has created two oil paintings in six months. Louis Vuitton has chosen one of the tables and Eko product as a scarf. "They gave me the freedom to experiment and express my talents as an artist, and I respect them for that," Eko said. He also had the right to the final design, which he called "Republic Tropis" before they approve the production. "Indonesia is a tropical republic," Eko said. "This is a country rich in flora, fauna, art and traditions, and I tried to summarize everything in my style." The square silk scarf has a circular central mythical figure. It looks like a giant crab claw the Indonesian fruits and vegetables, including pineapple, dragon fruit and leaves of cassava, as well as the ocean reefs and shellfish. Under the flora and fauna in the mythical figure, a pair of male and female faces is masked. "[The masked characters] represent us," Eko said. "We all wear different masks for different roles in our society." The mythical figure in the middle of the scarf in a sea of ​​blue. "The blue stands for Indonesia as a maritime country," he said. The blue scarf design is dotted with hill-like shapes in shades of coffee. "Coffee is a product of Indonesia," he said. "And [the hill forms as] represent the gunungan Borobudur and Yogyakarta." Grebeg gunungan is an annual tradition in Bantul, Yogyakarta, in which people make a huge pile of fresh local produce, presented to the village and then distribute it among the people. Tradition is usually 21 Conducted day and Ramadan, the people giving thanks to God. "This is a very strong tradition of the village," said the artist. "[Gunungan] is something that the people, by the people and for the people. "I hope that this will be the first of many collaborations between local artists and international brands. "There is a lot of potential. They [the artists] can international recognition by digging to win their roots and cultural traditions." The silk garment, made in Italy, is now available at all Louis Vuitton stores worldwide. In Indonesia, the scarf at 9.3 million rupees ($ 905) is estimated. To 25 To mark anniversary of Louis Vuitton in Indonesia, the product of the first 25 sales will go to a 2013 elections residency program for three young winners of the National Art Trimatra Salihara. "It is a refinement of the support and commitment of Louis Vuitton art communities," said CEO Louis Vuitton Indonesia Simpirwati Simarno. "We not only work with world-class artists as Mas Eko, but also [Support] new up and coming artists."Chanel 2.55 bag