Jean Paul, Melbourne and Street Art.

I had a quick trip to Melbourne to see a major exhibition at the
National Gallery of Victoria, Jean Paul Gaultier.

A very large, and busy retrospective of his fashion career. So much
to see, take in, the myriad and fascinating details, layering and
construction.

His borrowing, as all good designers do, of so many cultural and
historical references, then melding and morphing into his own vision.

We recognise his work with celebrities, the Kylie Minogue and
particularly Madonna outfits. He really is a textile artist, as much as
a fashion designer.

You might love fashion, but if you are a designer, artist or sculptor
there is also so much to appreciate.

 You could sit and pretend you were at a catwalk fashion viewing with this installation.

 His take on street, great styling with denim, and a street art background.

  

 A lot of the white themes were lovely, including the wedding dress below complete with feather headdress.

 The next day I went back by myself, because I figured a major gallery had to have other collections. 

So away from the noisy and crazy crush of crowds at Jean Paul, I found some peaceful  rooms. 

There I was able to chat to the gallery staff about exhibits, and have it all pretty much to myself.

 This amazing construction is about concepts like Nirvana, it appears as if floating on water, 

hence the appearance of the reflected image. I had to marvel at it's complexity and the 

number of man hours it must have required to build it.

 Lunch was in the sculpture garden, rice paper rolls from a stylish kiosk, wherever 

I wanted to sit, many different types of seating and views of the various 

art pieces. Some greats, Rodin, Henry Moore.

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