The Art of Interpretation
The Art of Interpretation
Six creative talents were invited to execute the graphic pattern of the new Thomas Burberry Monogram in their own unique style.
Discover the story behind the artworks.
Diana Scherer
Diana, 44, works in Amsterdam and specialises in plant root weaving.
‘The textile was developed below ground. I used templates as moulds, and the roots were channelled and formed into the new material. During the growing process, the roots followed my pattern and the material was weaving itself.’
‘The success in my career is my collaboration with nature.’
Sam Coldy
Sam, 31, works in Brighton and specialises in graphic design.
‘My style tends to deal with a lot of bold, bright colours and have some texture in it – iridescent, shiny or metallic –
I always try to make it uplifting.’
‘It’s refreshing to see that an established brand like Burberry is open to change and willing to evolve. I think it’s good to freshen things up.’
Isobel Napier
Isobel, 23, works in London and specialises in paper laser cutting.
‘With art, you can play with anything you want and use loads of different processes – it doesn’t have to be functional or perfect.’
‘I like it when people ask me about what I’ve made and what it’s made out of. It feels like you’re looking at it with fresh eyes when someone expresses an interest.’
A.CE
A.CE, 37, works in London and specialises in nostalgic collage art.
‘My style is quite chaotic, it’s intuitive and it’s a bit of a journey. It’s quite playful for me to be that child that still experiments.’
‘I like this idea of duality, this idea of mixing one thing with another. It’s like being a visual DJ.’
Goodchild
Goodchild, 30, works in London and specialises in graffiti art.
‘I take elements of my drawings and paint them on the walls. Sometimes it renders the meaningless but they work graphically and I can live with that.’
‘I take elements of my drawings and paint them on the walls. Sometimes it renders the meaningless but they work graphically and I can live with that.’
‘I like that we’ve captured the action of painting, as there’s never really a finished piece with my work. What we’ve done with this project represents me well.’
Kingsley Ifill
Kingsley, 30, works in Kent and specialises in screen-printing.
‘You’re trying to make sense of your existence, the time you have here, your mass, your body, your space, your time. I don’t have an overall message – I’m looking to make sense of the nonsense, maybe that’s it.’
‘You’re trying to make sense of your existence, the time you have here, your mass, your body, your space, your time. I don’t have an overall message – I’m looking to make sense of the nonsense, maybe that’s it.’
‘I wanted to put some sort of disorder into the order of the new Monogram. You morph these letters into different forms and shapes so it becomes less easy to decipher – a mass of what it was into something else.’
