Missoni - Art of Colour Exhibition

I recently went to the Missoni Art of Colour Exhibition at the Fashion and Textiles Museum by London Bridge Underground Station.

This exhibition celebrated Missoni's colourful designs and patterns. We started the exhibition by looking at different colourful abstract artwork that they were inspired by artists including Sonia Deluaney, Gino Severini and Nino Di Salvatore.

Ballerina, Gino Severini, 1957

Untitled, Sonia Deluanay, 1936

We then entered a room that included some of Ottavio Missoni's large colourful tapestries. I loved these as the mix of materials, colours and patterns all come together beautifully. Across the room there was a pyramid of mannequins wearing Missoni designs throughout the years. Behind the pyramid of Missoni mannequins was a curtain of colourful knitting threads that would be used in Missoni garments. The curtain gradually changed shades and colours as it went on.

Continuing the exhibition upstairs we saw the sheets of square boxed paper that Missoni created their colour palettes on. They used felt tips and knitting threads for this process. The rest of the upstairs continued to display inspiration for their designs and colour themes through art, sculptures and mixed media. Towards the end of the exhibition mood boards of the experimental stages of Missoni's knitted patterns and colour ways were displayed.

Pantachrome n.5, Davide Boriani, 1967

Politipo L'immaginazione crea, Alberto Biasi, 1972

Construziane, Luigi Veronesi, 1992

The final room show a documentary of Missoni's design and creative journey. The room was kitted out with Missoni Home furniture - rugs, knitted wall mirrors and colourful bean bags.

I thought this exhibition was beautifully presented and wonderfully colourful however I thought it was slightly on the small side. I would have loved if the Missoni collections were spaced out so you could look at each individual outfit in more detail instead of looking at the Missoni collection as a collective piece of the exhibition. I would have liked to have known the years of each garment as no information was provided which I thought was strange. Overall I though it was an interesting exhibition but it was a shame you couldn't look at the clothes in more detail.

Love Soraya x

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