Mara Hoffman Fall 2011 via New York Magazine and “Battle of Lights, Mardi Gras, Coney Island” via USC.
Seeing the fun-tastic Mara Hoffman design at left, I was hurled back through the carnival of my mind to the dark and—at times—soporific auditorium where my college art history classes convened. It was there that I learned of Joseph Stella’s painting “Battle of Lights, Mardi Gras, Coney Island,” and the ensemble from Hoffman’s runway show yesterday reminded me of it instantly. Colors crashing like cymbals on a black background, the predominance of curves, the similarities are so thick, you can almost cut them with a pair of kiddie scissors.
What do you think of Hoffman’s design?
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I think it’s gorgeous! I think I’d want to wear it with a turban! x http://www.lostinthehaze.com
beautiful! and definitely very fine art inspired. feels as though it were a painting converted to textile. love the color scheme as well xo
I think it’s really unflattering.
i agree. the colors are neat and stuff but its unflattering.
Wow! I think it’s imaginative but don’t know if I would wear it
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I think it’s beautiful!! Not sure about the hip area, but I would probably wear it regardless. =)
she is always an inspiration and a genius
Joseph what a painter! Stellar did a exquisite design from that.