The Transition installation

AquabitArt Gallery Berlin

Tracing the creative current from theĀ SlothĀ to theĀ IcebagĀ series and beyond,Ā Ashley Scott’s exhibitionĀ the TransitionĀ will showcase a fringe and exuberant use of materials and themes in fashion. These material stills, captured from the Chicago native’s imagination, will be on display until January 2016. Including handbags, accessories, and garments, Ashley Scott’s hand-sculpted art expresses human and natural processes such as rejection and repression, through the movement of liquid in various forms.
The show will follow a series of conceptual phases, as various forms of movement are materially examined by the artist. With many works made in acrylic glass and liquid latex, theĀ SlothĀ stage begins the investigation into the different states, as the materials appear to drip and melt. The vision of prismatic ice comes to life through contrasting texturisation in theĀ FlowĀ stage of the exhibition. Next, comparisons through the element of colour are made to bring vibrancy to Ashley Scott’s pieces in theĀ IceĀ stage. Finally, theĀ Transition Continues– via various melting, molding and composing techniques – to explore the different options between the interaction of forms in general, such as unity and separation.

Ashley Scott’s wearable art is also a reflection of her creative development, beginning as a painter at an early age, then progressing to her preoccupation with accessories through the means of movement and an enticement of the senses, to eventually becoming a designer forĀ Toyota’s 2011Ā Creative Lounge. Now residing in Berlin and producing theĀ DrapesĀ line, her aesthetic reflects a curiosity for natural and often chaotic shifts, eccentric materials, and extraordinary sculpting techniques. Though her works have been showcased inĀ Vogue UK,Ā ElleĀ andĀ Paris Fashion Week,Ā the Transition’s dynamic sartorial voyage beckons at Berlin’sĀ aquabitArtĀ gallery this month.