On April 29, her solo exhibition at the Ostfriedsisches Teemuseum, in Germany, was completed
Known for her miniature paintings in which she uses tea bags as a canvas, the Ruby Silvious she expanded her use of the material, using it as fabric for larger-scale projects, inspired by her family and her interest in fashion.
“It’s only natural that my art has always been inspired by fashion. My grandmother on my mother’s side was an amazing seamstress. I was only 20 years old when I immigrated from the Philippines to the US and my first job was at Bergdorff Goodman (a.k.a. the luxury department store) in New York,” he said, speaking to Colossal.
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Silvious began creating garments in 2015, motivated by her fascination with the various methods of batik, dyeing and assembling different pieces. “I have collected baskets of used tea bags, not only from my own consumption, but also from friends and family, who have generously contributed to my ever-growing collection,” she confessed.
She has already created over 10 full-size kimonos, which required up to 800 used sachets to complete. In the creations of her recent series – called “Dressed to a Tea” – she uses about 75 to 125 bags for each one: she empties each bag, flattens it, irons it and then glues them together to create shirts, briefs or children’s dresses.
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“Some of the sachets have monotypes on them, and the simpler designs are assembled with clear or lightly colored sachets; which gives them a more delicate and fragile look,” he explained.
Source :Skai
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