Роуэн Мерш

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UK-based textile sculptor Rowan Mersh first caught our eye with the astoundingly innovative dress created out of old WWF magazines, a piece that debuted at a World Wildlife Fund charity event in London earlier this year. Mersh crafted the visually robust, yet fragile sculpted dress using origami to fold and rework the WWF member’s pages with a mastery that instantly sparked our curiosity about the man behind the designs.

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The London artist uses objects and textiles as the base for his immaculate sculptures, creating contemporary shapes and designs that have captured the attention of high-end designers and galleries across the world.

Last year, he created an interactive installation for Fendi fusing contemporary art and old-world craftsmanship with a machine that gathered real-time heart-rate data fed into an antique riveting machine, punching holes in leftover Fendi leather strips and weaving them onto a steal framework for Fendi at Harrold’s.

It’s obvious that this young creative is breaking new ground with his designs and will be an artist to watch out for, so naturally we were thrilled when he agreed to take a few minutes from busy schedule to chat with us about his inspirations and future projects.
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Rowan Mersh è un giovane scultore che esplora le forme, con il tessuto, e fonde di concetto con la tecnica, facendo della sperimentazione il fulcro della sua pratica. Laureato al Royal College of Art, Mersh ha sviluppato una estetica unica, riconoscibile ogni nuovo progetto in cui si cimenta. Il suo talento applicato alle forme del corpo, alla moda crea qualcosa di eccezionale.

Espone regolarmente a livello internazionale con la Galleria FUMI, le sue sculture sono state acquisite da importanti collezioni pubbliche e private di tutto il mondo, in particolare V & A, Jerwood and The Crafts Council collections. I suoi incarichi e progetti speciali includono opere per il Mercury Music Prize, Veuve Clicquot e Fendi.

Creazione per l’evento di beneficenza World Wildlife Fund a Londra, un abito fatto di vecchie riviste WWF, realizzato con una tecnica tradizionale origami. La scultura indossabile è stata progettata in aiuto della raccolta fondi per la protezione della fauna selvatica e gli habitat naturali, e promuovere stili di vita sostenibili.
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source: rowanmersh
Rowan Mersh is a multi-media sculptor who explores form through intuitive application of a material’s inherent qualities.
His diverse and experimental approach to creation is epitomised by his ability to take very ordinary materials and transform them into the extraordinary. From textile sculpture to kinetic and interactive installation, Mersh’s pieces are inventive and multipurpose, bridging the realms of art, design and fashion.
Regularly exhibiting internationally with Gallery FUMI, Mersh’s sculptures have been acquired by major private and public collections the world over, most notably the V&A, Jerwood and The Crafts Council collections. His commissions and special projects include works for the Mercury Music Prize, Fendi and Veuve Clicquot.
Mersh, a graduate of the Royal Collage of Art in 2005, continues to live and work in London.
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The essence of Rowan Mersh’s work lies primarily within the complete understanding of a fabric or material. From understanding a textile’s inherent characteristics, from their structure and the way they are knitted, woven or formed, to the yarns used in their construction, an intuitive sense is able to develop. It is this affinity with the cloth that informs possible capabilities and potential for manipulation, and subsequently all his creations. Absolutly stunning Rowan, we are your fans forever.
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source: asturiasmundial
Mersh explora con sus creaciones los reinos del arte, la moda y el diseño, graduado en 2005
en el Royal College of Art, ahora presenta su obra a nivel internacional, reelaborando el origami en
esculturas ondulantes.
Su obras son visualmente robustas, pero de frágil estructura y belleza .
A través de sus diseños escultóricos, Rowan Mersh realiza experimentos con diversas formas añadiendo
un toque de arquitectura a sus creaciones.
Utiliza objetos tales como monedas recogidas en sus viajes, unidades de CD, vinilos…
Estos objetos se vuelven obsoletos, fundiéndose con la tela y los paisajes geométricos que crea. El cuerpo
se convierte básicamente en una forma tridimensional o espacio y así, puede ser tratado como una escultura.
Ya sea instalado en un espacio interior o en la forma femenina, es la creación de esculturas
y el espacio que ocupan, lo que determina la imagen de la obra.