posters

this one is based on the idea of using a window finder to find the colour that you would associate with the colour 'MILF'. it acts like an interactive poster.

this one uses the idea of a colour wheel encouraging viewers to make their assumption on what the colour "BEFORE HE CHEATS" is. once again it is interactive poster.

this is shares the same concept as the colour wheel but instead of using the wheel, it is using the nails in the form of a wheel.

following on the concept of nails, i painted acrylic nails and put them in a swatch format with the names underneath-although this option seems a bit too literal and it is not causing a strong enough reaction as it is telling directly what is going on. where as the posters are taken out of context and it is more appealing.

one colour for one poster. i screen printed these on vinyl. the names have quite a sexual undertone and the idea of putting the block of colour with the name just in the form of a poster raises questions as we question how can a colour be called "im not really a waitress"

i used vinyl as i wanted to fit it to the theme of a sexual undertone.

using stitching to stitch the name on (just for experimentation)

need to print these posters on a larger scale!

also think i need to find a more sexual fabric to print these on (like latex or PVC so it gives off a glossy finish) to create a strong relationship with the form and content

Catherine Harper's Fabric of Desire: Sex in Textile and Fabric

"Fabrics of Desire" is concerned with a critical examination of the relationships between textiles, sexual anatomy, and sexual practices. Its key argument is that textiles have very particular relationship with the body's 'zones of sexual intimacy' and its operation as 'gendered in culture'. The book proposes a playful, sexy, and provocative approach to the subject-matter in a series of chapters looking at, for example, furry fetishes; gay's men's handkerchiefs; virginal sheets, and bifurcated bloomers! This book is aimed at textile scholars and practitioners who are interested in the key relationship of textiles within wider human culture, as well as scholars of fashion, gender and sexuality studies, anthropology, sociology and literary criticism.

Another Interesting article on association:

http://www.menshealth.co.uk/sex/please-woman/decode-your-dates-dress-499064