Holding a teddy bear hostage while flaunting an arcade machine gun and goggles may be a geek’s mojo. It’s also a characterization of video game-obsessive Hyoung, a close friend of student illustrator Giancarlo Alicea. “Hyoung has a vivid imagination and … Continue reading
There are two garish babes bursting with vanity and a gloating cross-legged, primed prima dona. There are the furious fat spider, a he-man who boasts, and a lecherous pair of wide-open mouths sporting minks’ teeth. An ominous, famished figure sits eerily among them while … Continue reading
Two days after Hurricane Sandy struck on October 31, fine arts students Lydia Maria Zackery, Jessica Planter and Eric Gottshall headed to John Jay High School to bring aid and cheer to seniors and youngsters. The school, in Park Slope Brooklyn, had … Continue reading
Once a high school senior has her date for the prom, she focuses next on her gown, shoes and accessories. “I rejoice in seeing young people get dolled up to go to the prom. I didn’t go to mine,” says Shaniqua Matthews-McClam, … Continue reading
For Visual Presentation and Exhibition Design Professor Veronica Romano, “presentation and packaging is everything.” Except that Romano has a discernible palate, and an herb garden in her backyard, so what’s inside has to taste great too. Veronica Romano with Temptress … Continue reading
Artist, collaborator, and educator, Tim Rollins, and two members of Kids of Survival (K.O.S.) talked about the history and philosophy of K.O.S at FIT last week. In 1982, Rollins first launched a workshop called Art and Knowledge workshop in the … Continue reading
Jane Gennaro has long been observing, speaking about, and creating works of art based on underfed fashion models. Her work “Feed the Models: The Scissor Drawings of Jane Gennaro,” includes images cut from fashion magazines, sculptural variations with bones and … Continue reading
On October 20, Gillian Laub showed work from her NY Times photo essay on segregated proms at Montgomery County High School. The lecture, sponsored by the Photography Department, is part of the Photo Talks lecture series. Although the south-Central Georgia high … Continue reading
“Dear fashion illustration aficionados—I have been waiting for this renovation,” announced Illustration professor Bil Donovan via email. The “renovation” just happened to be the Dior Suite at the New York St. Regis. “I was ecstatic to have the opportunity to do … Continue reading
Jusil Carroll, newly minted FIT fashion design grad, won the Supima Design Competition yesterday with a collection the department’s Assistant Chair Steven Stipelman called “simply breathtaking.” Supima, an organization that promotes American Prima cotton, teamed up the leading design schools, which in turn nominated … Continue reading