The Art and Fashion Experience
Simone Brewster (born 1983 in London) is an artist, designer, educator & cultural change-maker. Brewster obtained her Bachelor in Architecture at the Bartlett School of Architecture, University College London (2003) and a Masters in Design Products from the Royal College of Art (2007).
True to her Caribbean roots, Brewster boldly expresses lively colors with rhythmic and flowing brushstrokes. Using her creative outputs as her voice, she celebrates and shares windows into varied Black female narratives and histories.
Currently working and living in London; Brewster embraces the intricacies of craftmanship in her work. The threads that flow throughout her work display a balance of function with beauty, a repurposing of the “ethnic” and the “western” and a continuous playing with scale, materiality and form.
Painting
Through painting, Brewster navigates the complexities of identity and emotional experience, exploring and expressing our hidden internal landscapes. By employing an abstract language, she invites viewers to consider the deeper, often unspoken, sometimes messy elements of their own identities.
Through abstract representations, Brewster transcends traditional figurative art, exploring the essence of identity beyond the visible. This abstraction allows the viewer to engage with the art on a more subjective level, giving space for the viewer to interpret the forms in relation to their own experiences. Her use of shape mirrors the multifaceted nature of self—capturing how our identities are layered, complex, and not easily defined.
Fashion as Reflection and Exploration
Brewster’s artistic exploration serves as a reminder of the power of fashion as a reflection of our inner landscapes. Just as she invites audiences to confront the dissonance between appearance and emotion, fashion encourages individuals to explore and embrace their true selves. By incorporating the complexities of color, line, and form into their designs, fashion creators can empower wearers to celebrate the beautiful messiness of identity, offering a visual narrative of their innermost feelings and experiences.
Through this lens, the world of fashion merges with art, fostering a deeper understanding of identity and self-expression that transcends mere aesthetics.
