Untitled
Illustration
2009 (made)
2009 (made)
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| Place of origin |
This fashion illustration by Hiroshi Tanabe depicts a dress which was designed by Alexander McQueen for his Spring 1999 Ready to Wear Collection. Tanabe produced a pen drawing of the dress, shoes and the outline of the woman's legs which was then photocopied onto the final purple paper. He used an iron to apply gold leaf to the photocopied drawing and then drew in areas of the dress using black pen and shaded the legs using white pencil crayon.
Tanabe, who was born in Kanagawa, Japan, is inspired by traditional Japanese woodcuts. He has produced fashion illustrations for a wide range of newspapers and magazines including The New York Times Magazine, British Vogue and Vogue Paris, and Harper's Bazaar.
Tanabe, who was born in Kanagawa, Japan, is inspired by traditional Japanese woodcuts. He has produced fashion illustrations for a wide range of newspapers and magazines including The New York Times Magazine, British Vogue and Vogue Paris, and Harper's Bazaar.
Object details
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| Parts | This object consists of 2 parts.
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| Title | Untitled (assigned by artist) |
| Materials and techniques | Pen, white pencil and heat transfer gold print on purple paper with a protective tracing paper overlay; the gold leaf has been applied to a photocopied pen drawing using an iron then peeled off before it has perfectly adhered; the tracing paper has been drawn on using coloured pencil and attached to the back of the purple paper with paper tape along one edge |
| Brief description | Fashion illustration, depicting a woman wearing a dress and shoes designed by Alexander McQueen for his Ready to Wear Collection Spring 1999, drawn by Hiroshi Tanabe, New York, 2009 |
| Physical description | An illustration of a woman wearing a mesh dress and high heel shoes, shown from the top of the bodice downwards; the dress, shoes and outline of the woman's legs were drawn using black pen on paper before being photocopied onto the final purple paper and gold leaf was applied. Areas of the dress are drawn using black ink and the legs are shaded using white pencil crayon. There is a tracing paper overlay which is attached to the back of the purple paper along one edge using paper tape. An outline of the dress and shoes is drawn on the tracing paper using coloured pencil crayon. Although the tracing paper is attached, the designer does not consider it part of the artwork. |
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| Marks and inscriptions | 'Hiroshi Tanabe 2009' |
| Credit line | Given by the artist |
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| Summary | This fashion illustration by Hiroshi Tanabe depicts a dress which was designed by Alexander McQueen for his Spring 1999 Ready to Wear Collection. Tanabe produced a pen drawing of the dress, shoes and the outline of the woman's legs which was then photocopied onto the final purple paper. He used an iron to apply gold leaf to the photocopied drawing and then drew in areas of the dress using black pen and shaded the legs using white pencil crayon. Tanabe, who was born in Kanagawa, Japan, is inspired by traditional Japanese woodcuts. He has produced fashion illustrations for a wide range of newspapers and magazines including The New York Times Magazine, British Vogue and Vogue Paris, and Harper's Bazaar. |
| Collection | |
| Accession number | E.119-2012 |
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| Record created | January 28, 2012 |
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