Dior x Anselm Reyle

The traditional and conservative brand Dior asked the German conceptual artist Anselm Reyle to work with them for their collection two years ago. He is an artist that uses mixed media for his artwork that ranges from sculpturing to paintings. His art is very abstract and influenced by the 1960's graphics design in the early punk movement and the acid yellow and black cover of the Sex Pistols first LP album 'Never Mind The Bollocks' .

Later, his work was still influenced by neon colours. He uses very simple techniques like adding mixed media together in stripes, which results in this picture. 'In my work, you really have a lot of interesting effects created by almost nothing ' this is a quote of Anselm about his work. Strips are something I am experimenting with in my work . 

Anselm Reyle 

Anselm Reyle

For Dior he created a camouflage pattern which was alienated because of its neon colours. Instead of hiding it is very visible and alarming. It is quite Pop Art like and very unexpected from a brand like Dior. I like the way he almost reinvented the Camouflage we all know, and turned it into his very own artwork. His colour combinations are ambitious leaving the comfort zone of many people. This Collection gave Dior a modern touch. It is also obvious that Anselm stepped away from his usual simplicity and brought the glamour effect of Dior into it.

His feeling for colour combinations is amazing, and he also uses 'ombre' techniques were some slowly change from one into another like blue to purple. I especially like how intense they are and the depth which is created by the contrasting colours.

This is one of the neon bags with a pattern designed by Reyle using bold and intense colour. The base of the mix always seems to be a metallic grey whereon the others are layered up.

Lovely wedges with a red 'themed' camouflage also from the collection.

This is my personal favourite as it is the most similar to the very first pattern picture and I very like this classical size. I also really like the picture itself as the jewellery matches the bag perfectly with out taking the attention from it as it is still the most colourful part of the picture and as we all know the human eye is attracted to colour.