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Saturday, July 13, 2013

BLAZE: Release the fire inside. Costumes and Synopsis.

ADDICTED. has launched online their theme and costumes for their section  in the Notting Hill Carnival 2013 called 'BLAZE; Release the fire inside'.
 The costumes and synopsis speak for themselves so take a look take a read, understand the theme, and play the mas.

 Synopsis


There are thousands of people in this world that are not living the life that their hearts desire, instead they act out a life that society, fear and inaction dictates that they live.  As a result the soul which is the part of us where dreams and desires inhabit becomes tarnished and worn; when the soul is denied true
expression it becomes dull and starts to shrink, like a fire which can roar fiercely alive and bright but is not fed and is left to fade it eventual dies. 

The same is true for the soul when we do not pursue our heart’s desire, we fade from existence worn by the weight of unfulfilled dreams and lost opportunities we start to exist rather than live, dogged by a lifetime of regret and unfulfilled destinies.

Then there are those who live their lives to the fullest, those who from an early age can identify their
passions and unleash that fire in their hearts to create their own destinies, fulfilling every hope, dream and aspiration they desire in the process.
Like fire breathing dragons of mythology, such individuals seem to soar through life obliterating any obstacles that may come between them and their hearts desire, claiming fully their destiny.
Releasing the fire and passion we all carry within us, these individuals always seem to stand out with a positive energy, a fire that attracts people and opportunities, they burn
bright with illuminating colours of yellows, gold’s, and oranges like the flames of the brightest fires.
So come join us at Notting hill as we set the streets alight with the boldness of our expression fed from the fire of our heart’s desire.

Release your fire inside.

THE MAS:


The Heart.

Throughout the costumes design the motif of the heart is repeated in both male and female costumes, a universal symbol of love and passion, the heart was believed by the ancient Egyptians to be the seat of wisdom and emotion and the soul, even in the present day the heart is described as the place where we experience the pains of sorrow or elation and joy, it is in the heart that our desires burn like a fuel propelling us to action.  
 

The Dragons

No other mythological creature exemplifies the power of a fire breather than a dragon like the heart the dragon too is a universal symbol and found in myths and cultures all over the world in different forms. In the mas the dragon is an analogy of that individual who has released the fire that burns within us upon the earth, an awesome power that we need not fear for it can clear a path to which we can all achieve our fullest potentials.



Addicted will be on the road with Cocoyea and got probably the most competitive package available.
For more information hit this link,  http://specialist-events.com/carnival.php
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Wednesday, November 16, 2011

IMMORTALS COSTUME DESIGNER EIKO ISHIOKA

I went to see the movie immortals last night, I  thought it rocked, Tarsim Singh is one of my favorite directors, and while IMMORTALS is just his 3rd movie (and I have seen them all)  like the others it ROCKS!
In costume design he has teamed up once again withe designer Eiko Ishioka, a designer I mentioned a couple post back.
take a look at this clip as she explains her approach to the design of the costumes in this movie.

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Friday, June 24, 2011

On the message of design.

“Anyone who bothers to be creative and does not necessarily tell the story is probably doing a huge disservice to the world...we definitely want to hear the stories behind the creativity...it’s definitely an integral part in my opinion of any piece of art work”

I love it when a globally recognised name expresses opinions and views that I myself hold. In a lot of mas bands today designers bang designs together for any theme, there is no research behind the concept except for what has been done by someone else, or what was popular in a previous year.

As a result those of us with a trained eye often squirm at the sight of these imitations; costumes stuck together like Mary Shelly’s Frankenstein with no thought or creative expression behind it.

It seems many contemporary designers are strictly influenced by the designer next to him/her regardless if that designer they follow knows what they’re doing or not, and so we look at the mas on the road and ask questions, what is the story behind it, what does it mean, what does it represent, what is it?

The passing of legend Wayne Berkley seems to bring us yet another step into a creative void that Trinidad carnival is becoming. Mas as a form of artistic expression and social transcript is becoming more and more about branding and commercialisation where originality is an afterthought and copycatting formulas is the creativity of the day.

This year already the first band to launch its 2012 presentation for Trinidad features costumes that seem to be drawn from the same template as a Notting Hill carnival band for Notting Hill 2011. What is the story behind that? What was the creative journey the designer/s took to reach that point? What in researching the theme influenced the look of finished product that while not connected in theme seem to be connected in design and influence?

Here’s that Pharrell interview...
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