Daily Paper x Van Gogh Museum Line Featuring The Works Of Vincent Van Gogh
Documentary by Safi Graauw.
You have clothes and then you have wearable art. The best way I can define wearable art or “art to wear” is defined as “individually designed pieces of (usually) handmade clothing or jewelry created as fine or expressive art. While the making of any article of clothing or other wearable object typically involves aesthetic considerations, the term wearable art implies that the work is intended to be accepted as a serious and unique artistic creation or statement.”
I’ve dabbled in wearable art by copping clothing pieces featuring the work of working artists. I think it’s awesome. It’s way better than rocking run-of-the-mill gear to me. As I scrolled the Internet recently, I came across a line of wearable art that seems awesome. It’s a capsule of jackets, pants and t-shirts featuring the art of the troubled-in-life/great-in-death artist Vincent Van Gogh. The collection is a collaboration between fashion/lifestyle brand Daily Paper and the Van Gogh Museum.
The Van Gogh Museum writes of the collaboration:
The story of Vincent van Gogh immediately appealed to the founders of Daily Paper: just like Van Gogh, Jefferson Osei, Hussein Suleiman and Abderrahmane Trabsini chose a more difficult path, and one where success was not guaranteed. The trio launched the Daily Paper clothing brand without any training or prior knowledge of the industry, driven purely by intrinsic motivation, just like Vincent at the start of his artistic career. And just like Van Gogh, the men from Daily Paper taught themselves all they needed to know – in this case, about the world of fashion. Against all odds, both Van Gogh and Daily Paper rose to success.
Initial contact between the museum and Daily Paper resulted from Van Gogh Connects, a project in which the museum explores how it can become more relevant to young adults in Amsterdam with a bicultural background. With this collaboration, the Van Gogh Museum hopes to inspire these young adults and connect them with the art of Van Gogh.
I checked out the collection and it seems pretty cool, but it’s pricey. It’s pricey, but that’s not the reason I can’t grab. From what I’ve gathered, the collection runs very small. I checked out one of the t-shirts and it only ran up to XL. Too bad. I do dig that they use a Black model for all of the designs.
I would support because the story of Vincent Van Gogh really resonates with me. As implied earlier, he was a super talented artist, but due to mental illness and the world in general, he suffered for most of his earthly existence. He didn’t make much money off his work in life and died broke, but like so many others, his work didn’t catch on until he was gone.
If you’re small and have some bread to spend, holler at Daily Paper to grab something from their Van Gogh line. Check out the full collection here.
