View source for NohColour presents: The Wearable Art Challenge

<!--The Wearable Art Burner Challenge 2008 – East Coast-->
Curated by Miyo (artofcolor AT yahoo DOT com)<BR>

==What is Wearable Art?==
The body becomes a canvas; where the lines of fashion, art and craft blur and merge. Individually designed pieces as a form of artistic self-expression in the form of wearable art.<BR>
[http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Wearable_art Wearable art on Wikipedia]

==The Challenge==
===Rules===

The challenge is open to everyone especially those participants of Burning Man. 
You don’t need to have any experience nor skills in fashion, costuming, arts or crafts.  <BR>
This challenge is an incentive for everyone to get involved in creating your own artistic self-expressive piece(s.<BR>
You can glue, staple, weld, melt, weave, dye, print, knit, sculpt, paint and yes even sew your wearable art.<BR>

Each contestant must build his or her own creation. You cannot have someone else make it for you. Businesses are not allowed to enter the challenge. <BR>

Think about what you’d like to make and how to make it.<BR>
Express yourself!  Be creative and adventurous in your concept. Look outside the box. Inspiration can be found in furniture, architecture, sculpture and other unconventional sources.<BR>

===Categories===

There are five categories to choose from. You can enter only one look per category with a maximum of 2 categories per person.<BR>

<font color=deeppink>Recycled/Reusable Materials</font>: Build a complete look using only recyclable/reuseable materials such as plastic bags, foil, soda cans, plastic utensils, plates, foam, paper products or plastic products. Fabric may only be used as an under base structure and will not be judged as part of the design.<BR>
<font color=deeppink>Headpiece</font>: Headpieces must be able to stand alone on the head. Any use of materials is allowed.<BR>
<font color=deeppink>Lighting and Technology</font>: The main focus of your look is the use of lighting such as electroluminescent wire(el wire), fiber optic lighting, LED lighting, phosphorescent, glow in the dark and UV reactive fluorescent materials. Can be either a complete outfit or a headpiece.<BR>
<font color=deeppink>Fringes</font>: Build a complete look that will create a fringed effect showing movement by using materials such as rope, string, yarn, chain, cording, fabric strips or ribbon.<BR>
<font color=deeppink>Air</font>: Inflatables, balloons, bubble wrap or any device such as smoke that conveys air built into a complete look.<BR>

===Fashion Show===
All entries will be presented in a runway fashion show at Disorient’s Compressor party on July 11th 2008 at Club Exit, Brooklyn, NY.<BR>
You have 3 months to create your piece(s).<BR>

Please keep in mind that all entries will be modeled at the runway show and need to withstand being taken on and off, participate in photo shoots and fittings.<BR>
You can model the piece yourself or find someone else to model it for you if you cannot attend the show.<BR>

Winners and Honorable Mentions will be selected by a panel of judges.<BR>
Winners and Honorable Mentions will be announced at the end of the fashion show with prizes given.<BR>


Entry forms will be available May 2008 on the NYBurn lists, Tribe.net and Disorient.com<BR>
Deadline for entry forms is July 1st 2008.<BR>

==Ideas to spur your imagination and creativity==

http://www.worldofwearableart.com/<BR>
[http://www.pvartcenter.org/exhibitions.html Wearable art competition]<BR>
http://hiddenice.livejournal.com/7479.html<BR>
http://www.theartofballoons.com/Page2.html<BR>
http://www.balloonfashion.com/Home_Page.php<BR>
http://www.stylefuture.com/<BR>
http://twenty1f.com/<BR>
http://drawn.ca/2008/03/27/plastic-bag-animals-inspirational-street-art/<BR>
http://www.surfacemag.com/index.html<BR>
http://www.talk2myshirt.com/<BR><BR>

Ballon Art YouTube videos<BR>
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=XdvoiS7HY90&feature=related<BR>
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=fJgIYTyao6c<BR>
[http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=fJgIYTyao6c|How to make a Balloon Jester Hat]<BR><BR>

Fusing Plastic Bags YOuTube Video<BR>
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=PNziDXtm1SA<BR><BR>

http://www.pinktentacle.com/images/pet_bottle_armor.jpg
plastic bottles<BR>

http://i.treehugger.com/images/2007/5/24/NewspaperDress.jpg
newspaper dress<BR>

http://i.treehugger.com/images/2007/5/24/trash-fashion.jpg 
telephone cord wig<BR>

http://www.theunscrambledweb.com/images/links/l-83-1152037972.jpg<BR>

http://www.smh.com.au/ffximage/2006/09/25/nerolimakim_narrowweb__300x434,0.jpg

http://www.farfallina.net/Merchant2/graphics/00000001/products/Designers/artwear.jpg

http://mygreenchicago.com/wp-content/uploads/2007/10/green-fashion-06.jpg
braided plastic bag dress<BR><BR>

Books<BR>
- Artwear: Fashion and Anti-Fashion by Melissa Leventon<BR>
- Beyond Craft: the art of fabric by Mildred Constantine and Jack Larson<BR>
- Issey Miyake: Making Things by Foundation Cartier pour l'art contemporain<BR>
- Knitwear in Fashion by Sandy Black<BR>
- Fashioning the Future: Tomorrow’s Wardrobe by Suzanne Lee<BR>
- Art to Wear by Julie Schafler Dale<BR>