Issey Miyake plus Mannerist Art

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​We celebrated the work of Issey Miyake who passed away this month. Then we looked at some Mannerist art, which coincidentally to our last few meetings, closely followed the Rennaisance era! 

(Issey work to follow - still adding to this) 


We have two Top of the Day(s) .... Issey Miyake with one of his sculptural creations. 
He passed away on August 5th, 2022.


Wikipedia entry sharing some of the info about Issey Miyake with some great photos of his work -- link -- 

77 images from one of his most recent collections -- link -- 

A wonderful tribute to the artist -- link -- 

Hats -- link -- 

A clip of someone forming a hat from Issey Miyake's collection -- link -- 

Some avant garde designs of his as well as discussion of the perfumes (I just included this because of the visuals) -- link -- 

Wonderful prints and form -- link -- 

Miyake's Plaid -- link -- 

Celebrities and Miyake -- link -- 

One of Miyake's designers, Yoshiyuki Miyamae, discusses Dough Dough, a material they developed & use for hats & sculptural fabrics -- link -- 

Here's a new link added by Katje a few days after our Miyake celebration: "An interesting survey of Miyake’s designs. Some of them look like they are made of crepe paper streamers. Tap on the lower right corner to get to the next screen." -- link -- Wonderful designs!!!!! You will love them! Thanks, Katje! 



2nd Top of the Day: Venus and Cupid with Vulcan - Beccafumi, Domenico, circa 1530

Today's Artwork:

  • Mountain Valley with Fenced Fields - Hercules Segers, c. 1615 - c. 1630 -- link --
  • Three Feminine Heads - Parmigianino, c. 1522/1524 -- link --
  • Saint Catherine of Alexandria in Prison - Paolo Veronese (Paolo Caliari), ca. 1580–85 -- link --
  • Venus and Cupid with Vulcan - Beccafumi, Domenico, circa 1530 -- link --
  • Birth of Venus - Giorgio Vasari, 1555/1557 -- link --
  • (For comparison with the Vasari) Birth of Venus - Sandro Botticelli, 1483 - 1485 -- link -- 

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