MARNI and Magnus Plessen F/W 2014-2015 Collection

MARNI and Magnus Plessen Fall/Winter 2014-2015 Collection

The Marni f/w 14/15 collection includes two prints that reproduce a work of German artist Magnus Plessen. Interested in topics such as perception, structure, transition, driven in his creative quest by an exploration on material density, Plessen moves fluidly between abstraction and figuration. His paintings are made with a personal technique which consists in the systematic addition and removal of large sections of painting in order to define both figures and background. Resolute brushstrokes and equally firm erasures characterize the compositions, resulting in a dense yet evanescent consistency.

The purpose of the artist is to convey emotions and feelings, not to depict reality as it is. The method is rigorous and dynamic. As a brand that contaminates itself with art, Marni feels an affinity with Plessen. The German artist's paintings are in fact close to the experimentation on forms, colors and materials that characterizes the f/w collection. Two prints have been made, coming from the Zwei Figuren (2005) piece. The painting's double subject was split into two different patterns, both faithfully reproduced on radzmir, satin viscose and jersey for garments and on leather for shoppers.