THE DIALECTIC BETWEEN ART AND FASHION

Fifteen years of experience in the fashion industry (notably at Ermenegildo Zegna) have shaped Marie Es-Borrat’s artistic world. After a decade dedicated to men’s ready-to-wear, the female figure has become her favourite playground. Both parallel and complementary, fashion and art drive her to look beyond the surface image that all too often freezes the fashion system in place. Thus, the artist fuses multiple levels of interpretation in her photographs, just as she layers and refines layers of paint and textiles on her canvases. The photo montages, in turn, illustrate this dialectic between art and fashion, paying homage to 20th-century creators such as Séraphine de Senlis and Modigliani.

Pamela Corvalan – Historienne de l'art – March 2015

CREDITS / DISTINCTION

Concept by @esborratmarie – Paris – Switzerland – 2011/2014

Paintings: mixed media on canvas

Photomontages: Inkjet print on aluminum

Award and distinction from the State of Valais for “the dialectic between art and fashion”:

6-month artist residency in Paris at the Swiss Foundation / Le Corbusier Pavilion – 14th arrondissement.

Photo - woman from behind:

Styling & artistic direction: Marie Es-Borrat – Switzerland, 2011

Collaborating photographer: Lovey – Martigny

Model: Daniela