Gilliam received numerous public and private
commissions for his draped canvases, earning him the title «father of the draped canvas.»
Not exact matches
The focal installation
for the exhibition, The Dream — originally
commissioned by Kunstmuseum Bern, Switzerland — consists of metres and metres of
draped bridal fabric hanging in cascades from the ceiling, forming a massive cloud.
Henry Moore,
Draped Reclining Woman (plaster maquette
for UNESCO
commission 1956 - 7), 1957 - 56, silver gelatin print (Lidbrooke), 7 x 9 1/4 in / 17.8 x 23.5 cm
Poppy red, marigold orange and, if visitors look closely enough, midnight blue fabrics have been shaped,
draped and suspended as an enormous sculpture in the latest
commission for the Turbine Hall ay Tate Modern in London.
The images that make up Steve Tirona's (b. 1975, Philippines) «The Imelda Collection Series» (2009) were originally
commissioned in 2006 as publicity shots
for a jewellery line designed by the former first lady of the Philippines, and Julia Sarisetiati (b. 1981, Indonesia) replaces the «hot chicks» that are often seen
draped across motorbikes and cars in magazine spreads with bare - bodied men to make a statement about the depiction of women in advertisement imagery.