Famous for clothing and perfume, Japanese-born designer Kenzo Takada has embarked on a second career of painting and sculpture. His show in Buenos Aires, which kicked off Tuesday, is his first art show in Latin America.
Kenzo's paintings, sculptures, collages and other installation pieces are on display at the Lordi Contemporary Art Gallery in in Buenos Aires.
Kenzo became known the world over for his fashion lines, including his perfumes and skincare products, that began in the 1970´s.
Now he's returned to an old passion.
Japanese-born designer Kenzo Takada said, "In high school, I took oil painting classes. When I was 19 years old, I had doubts about choosing whether to enter a drawing academy, and in the end I chose fashion. Since then, I've continued drawing, but in 1999, I put more energy into my work. And for more or less a year, with the advice and comments of Mr. Horacio Cordero, which have helped me a lot, I´ve been able to create these paintings."
Born in southern Japan, Kenzo relocated to France when he was 25 years old to launch a fashion career.
His meteoric rise was marked by a daring fashion designs that celebrated multiculturalism and globalization ahead of their time.
He retired from his fashion house in 1999 to focus on painting.
His experience in a globalized world has also influenced his painting. He refers to the cubism of Pablo Picasso and the oil work of Jackson Pollock as sources of inspiration for a multi-canvas painting reflecting seasonal change.
His installation works at the Buenos Aires gallery even makes use of domestic objects like blenders, as well as his own inimitable perfume bottles, and even his own trash.
The Kenzo art show will run until July the 10th.
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