Tamir:
Tamir
Media Arts & Sciences and Spanish major
I have always had a love of fashion and especially costumes. Currently I work in the Wellesley College Theater costume shop and so I am constantly surrounded by costume design and costume pieces. As an artist, I really enjoy working in a variety of media, especially fabric, and exploring what I can create and the meaning I can add with non-traditional media. I love using costumes and costuming as an element of my art and integrating them into other mediums. Reimagining iconic costumes and translating and expanding them into other media has been a way for me to explore my creativity and push myself artistically.
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fabric and wood
2022
Jewett Hallway Galleries
This piece is a 50% scale dress form carved out of wood, dressed as country singer Orville Peck from a 2018 photoshoot for 'Hello Mr. Magazine'. I wanted to create something out of wood; it was a medium that I hadn't really worked with yet, and I was eager to try it out. I made a dress form because I wanted to keep a familiar thread of costuming in this project. Although this is a re-creation of an established form and photoshoot I enjoyed reimagining it slightly and making it my own. Wood is not the typical material for dress forms and organic curves are not typical of wood but working down a block of wood into an organic shape made me feel very connected to the piece. I chose this outfit because of its simple but iconic pieces: simple enough that it does not take away from the wooden form, but interesting enough that it elevates the piece. Orville Peck has been an inspiration for me in many different aspects of my life and making this piece to honor him and the impact he's had on my life has been important to me.
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laser engraved denim and leather
2022
Jewett Hallway Galleries
This piece is a laser engraved shirt and leather postcard based on the 2005 movie Brokeback Mountain. The movie ends with a view of the two men's shirts on the same hanger hung next to a postcard depicting the place where they fell in love. The shirts were hung together so they could always metaphorically be together, and in this art piece, I decided to take that a step further. Using a laser engraver I was able to engrave the denim shirt, which matched the style of one character, with the bloodstains and pocket details from the other character's shirt. This idea of permanance really drew me in; the original blood stains can fade or be washed out, but this is the most permanent form of making I could do. To further the theme of permanence I re-created the paper postcard in another natural fiber: leather. This final scene has always stuck with me, and re-imagining it permanently and physically gives it more meaning to me. I am creating my own place in that story and that narrative. The shirt is my size and I do intend to wear it myself after the exhibition ends.
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