Paul Smith Commission

Title: Red Rabbit

Paul Smith woven clothing labels with dressmaker pins on canvas 60 x 83 cm.

Commissioned by Sir Paul Smith for his private collection.

I wrote to Sir Paul Smith to ask him for some of his designer labels to use in my work. He said NO, but he was so impressed with my technique that he commissioned ‘Red Rabbit’ for his private collection. My technique involves using 1000s of dressmaker pins to attach the labels to stretched canvas, a time-consuming process that creates unexpected texture and rhythm. 

"Joy is offering prints of the work for sale, with some of the proceeds going to Maggie's Cancer Charity, a cause very close to my heart. Thanks Joy!" - PS.
Please contact Joy for more information joy@joypitts.co.uk

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Contemporary label identities provide a record of modern manufacture and dress. This is similar to the impressionist’s use of painting to record contemporary clothing and rise of consumerism in the late 19th century.