"I
look for new ideas because I like to be in a state of creative anxiety and
insecurity. If I feel sure of myself I cannot be creative, I try to renew
myself."
Tony
Viramontes
Last April I made a post on the book, Bold, Beautiful, and Damned The World of 1980's Fashion Illustrator by Dean Rhys Morgan, the subject of course is fashion illustrator, Tony Viramontes . September 5th marks the opening of an exhibition in Milan dedicated to his work at Galleria Carla Sozzani. I thought it could be a great opportunity to have you see this post again. The book will also be available at the Galleria.
Janet Jackson "Control" 1985 by Tony Viramontes
Dear Shaded Viewers,
For those of you that did not live through the 80's you might not be aware of the fashion illustrator Tony Viramontes, he worked at the same time as Antonio and Roger Duncan. All three unfortunately died of AIDS. Dean Rhys-Morgan with the help of publisher Laurence King have put together a book celebrating Tony Viramontes and his work.
Viramontes captured the New Wave energy of the 1980's he was a street smart dandy who played the part to the hilt, but at the same time he was also fickle and contradictory, he was considered a visionary far ahead of his tme. The book celebrates his work and his life by bringing together an extensive collection of his work.
Teri Toye 1983 (the muse of Stephen Sprouse RIP)
Paloma Picasso 1983
Arcadia "So Red The Rose" 1985
Viramonte's images, from the portraits of Paloma Picasso and Isabella Rossellini to the album covers he conceived for Arcadia and Janet Jackson, capture the mood of the 1980's club and fashion scene.
Valentino 1984
Violeta Sanhez "So red the Rose" 1985
Tony Viramontes
The book will be published in october and is available for pre order on
amazon. This is the link:
After completing a degree in costume design at the Wimbledon College of Art, Dean Rhys-Morgan worked alongside Isabella Blow at Tatler magazine.
"Tony Viramontes died of Aids at the age of 33 and his art work seemed to have vanished with him. As a result he is largely forgotten. Mine will be the first book to look at his work since his death and hopefully put his name back out there. To coincide with the books publication Carla and Franca Sozzani will be hosting a retrospective show of Tony's work in Milan during Fashion week. We hope to show about 150 pieces of his original art work, the majority of which has not been see publicly for some 25 years." Dean Rhys-Morgan.
Jesse Harris 1984
Later,
Diane
Galleria Carla Sozzani
Tony Viramontes
on show from 6th September to 3rd November 2013
Galleria Carla Sozzani
Corso Como 10
