Automatism Collection by Ryunosuke Okazaki

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Tokyo-based designer Ryunosuke Okazaki takes cues from surrealist art to create Automatism Collection – a line of boundary-pushing garments that add new dimension to the human form through an imaginative creative process free of sketches and limitations.

The collection is inspired by automatist experiments by André Breton, the founding father of surrealism, whereby artists create without exerting control over their conscious mind – much like automation happens physiologically; breathing, sleepwalking, swallowing. Instead of sketching before he creates, a process he feels limits his creativity, Ryunosuke experiments with fabrics and textures.

When he finds the right match of double-layered mesh and organdy, he allows his machine to take over; exerting little control over the mechanical demand. The machine’s overlock-stitch and automatic functions take control of the fabric.

The result is eight garments that resemble that by which they are inspired: “paintings not bound by reason, common sense, or logical structure”. Each is unique; folding, curving, fluidly zigzagging to create sculptural shapes rich in visual and physical texture. The use of contrasting colour palettes sees neons dance with bright reds and blood oranges contrasted by green stitching. His intentional use of different colours in every garment is to avoid the brand being associated with a specific colour palette, therefore leaving it open to reimagination.

Love Automatism? Check out Ryunosuke’s website (ryunosukeokazaki.com) for more.

(h/t: dezeen.com)