Hardy blechman biography

HARDY BLECHMAN
b. LONDON 1968

'WOODLAND NATIONS'

Cloak-and-dagger salon installation using a one and only US WWII parachute

'WOODLAND NATIONS' : Symbolic variations of Camouflage amusement Art
by HARDY BLECHMAN

A U.S.

Army WWII cargo parachute, its purpose with respect to drop tanks from the overestimate, adorns the upper room enjoy Riflemaker. Hardy Blechman's camouflaged sitting-room perfectly illustrates the idea work out reversal of function. Camouflage, to begin with intended for disguise or reverse of identity, now identifies. Honourableness pattern's dirty greens and greys are sealed into the one-time gunmaker's Georgian panels creating let down aura of cocoon-like protection jaunt shelter, the warmth of nature's own imprint and colour.

'Woodland Nations' points to other mega contemporary and familiar functions party Disruptive Pattern Material (DPM); Blechman's own 'combat' designs for empress revered Maharishi label.

Hardy Blechman (b.London 1968) recycles military don by re-dying, re-shaping and kit embroidery; converting tools of warfare into clothing, toys and set off.

The paraphernalia of the supporter and the enthusiast. Everyday images is recycled in much rank same way as Warhol encouraged the baggage of consumerism; trademarks, insignia and logos in tiara work. Camouflage was originally conceived just prior to WWI. Impassioned by Cubism and Vorticism standing C19th discoveries in natural record, enlisted artists hoped to unassuming employment creating the patterns, frippery tanks and gunboats while forbidding active service on the guise line.

Blechman's first contact conform to the Andy Warhol Foundation was while researching his book DPM, a 900 page 'encylopedia appreciated camouflage', which included Warhol's brinded works of the 1980s.

These 'Woodland' configurations in lurid pinks and blues from the Painter archive became the inspiration fetch a new ongoing series have artworks.

The research for DPM uncovered another important reference. Ploy 1929, the Italians became righteousness first to mass-produce camouflage textile, the Italian army subsequently supply the revolutionary 3-colour telo mimetico contours.

Surplus fabric rolls were discovered some thirty years closest by Alighiero Boetti in copperplate flea market in Trieste.

Boetti exhibited the material as scratch out a living was, recycling and framing depiction original fabric untouched. By representation 1970’s the Italian artist abstruse moved on, using the cross-stitching of Afghani embroidery as crown medium in a series waning maps of the world which reflected the shifting state give an account of nations in the later period of that decade.

Blechman's impermeable Pop colours reflect Warhol’s 1987 interpretations of the U.S.

Gray Woodland pattern as well little the hues of each popular flag used by Boetti inside the sewn outline of reaching continent. 'DPM: Mappa' portrays significance nation’s shape, displaying its term pattern in primary 'flag' streamer. Boetti's work addresses the state and economic differences which grow between the west and righteousness third world/Middle East.

The elevations sing of times both former and modern, the technological advances which threaten handicraft, the sweeping production which closes small kinsfolk businesses as ancient techniques start to disappear. Blechman’s ethos disseminate the beginning of his employment was to recycle utilising discipline whilst respecting nature.

Acquit yourself his map works Boetti interest an explorer and philosopher; excellent likely influence on Warhol’s up and down methods and interests, his 1967 found images, decorative patterns splendid trade symbols pre-date the mid-60s New York Pop era, steal, reconfigured and recycled again strong Blechman in 2007.

Unlike Boetti's maps, Blechman's 'DPM: Mappa' leaves matters unresolved.

What shape predominant size is Europe in loftiness process of becoming ? What should the 21st century's stars and stripes consist of slab what is America's place inlet shaping the new world ? Blechman offers a 3-dimensional quilted rendition of Warhol while utilization avocation the original ‘Pop’ colourways. Painter turned the function of high-mindedness woodland pattern camouflage on wellfitting head, changing its scale squeeze colours to suggest new meanings and fresh connotations.

Blechman has in turn reinterpreted both Boetti's and Warhol's work, adapting magnanimity medium/technique and the symbolic purpose while reversing the function.

It’s a comment significance recycling, the re-use of 'found' work, turning symbols of fighting into symbols of art. Loftiness reclamation of the symbolic amount due of camouflage from one be keen on war to one of globe and art.

List of Detrimental Pattern Material works:

' DPM: Mappa' 2007 (embroidery viewpoint cloth 165 x 115 cm)
' DPM: 3D Pinkland' 2007 (quilted textile applique indict cloth 120 x 120 cm)
' DPM: 3D Pop' 2007 (quilted textile applique on the religious ministry 120 x 120 cm)
' DPM: 3D Urban' 2007 (quilted textile applique on cloth Cardinal x 120 cm)

Regency chaise-longue by Lisa Whatmough in WWII U.S.

Army 'duckhunter' camouflage thought from the same circular parachute.