Untitled
Illustration
2009 (made)
2009 (made)
| Artist/Maker | |
| Place of origin |
This fashion illustration by Hiroshi Tanabe depicts a butterfly headdress which was designed by Philip Treacy for the Alexander McQueen 2009 Ready to Wear collection. Tanabe drew the butterflies using black pen on paper before photocopying them onto the final paper and applying silver leaf. He drew in areas of the headdress using black pen and pink 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, coloured pencil and heat transfer silver print on white paper with a protective tracing paper overlay; the silver 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 white paper with paper tape along one edge |
| Brief description | Fashion illustration, depicting a butterfly headdress designed by Philip Treacy for the Alexander McQueen Ready to Wear Collection Spring 2008, drawn by Hiroshi Tanabe, New York, 2009 |
| Physical description | An illustration depicting a head of a woman who is wearing a butterfly headdress; the butterflies were drawn using black pen on paper before being photocopied onto the final white paper and silver leaf was applied, areas are also drawn using black ink and shaded in with pink pencil crayon. The woman's hair, nose and mouth are drawn using black pen and pencil. There is a tracing paper overlay which is attached to the back of the white paper along one edge using paper tape. An outline of the head and headdress 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 |
| Subjects depicted | |
| Summary | This fashion illustration by Hiroshi Tanabe depicts a butterfly headdress which was designed by Philip Treacy for the Alexander McQueen 2009 Ready to Wear collection. Tanabe drew the butterflies using black pen on paper before photocopying them onto the final paper and applying silver leaf. He drew in areas of the headdress using black pen and pink 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.121-2012 |
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| Record created | January 28, 2012 |
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