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about 1 year ago"We must not look at goblin men, We must not buy their fruits: Who knows upon what soil they fed Their hungry thirsty roots?" My work explores the human condition; desire and the perverse. Referencing both the macabre photography of Joel-Peter Witkin and this particular verse by Christina Rossetti , the collection revolves around skin, sinew, muscle, and bone. It pumps sex back into a craft that has become lust-less, prompting arousal and addiction for men's knitwear by examining the relationship between seduction and repulsion. I am developing an aesthetic whereby form and structure have the same baring as texture. There is so much more to menswear knit than making a statement based on the depth of a neckline! I want my knits to be crackling with attitude. The fabrics of the collection are hard and glistening, with aggressively distinctive shapes, nothing nice or polite.
My Favorite Quote: "Midas is king and he holds me so tight" - Florence and the Machine
My Education: MA RCA Menswear Knitwear
My Website: http://www.ftape.com/rt/_designers/_kimchoongwilkins/
My Interests: Holbein, Joel-Peter Witkin, Mapplethorpe, Andreas Vesalius, Menswear, Knitwear, Seamen
My Inspiration: the gutter
My Favourite Labels: Muglier, Gautier, McQueen, Unconditional, Mark Fast, Katie Eary
My Heroes: Thierry Muglier
My Favourite Music: the-feet-blistering-heart-wrenching-exhilarating-kind
Gender: Male
Member since: 12/13/2009
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Hi! I currently intern for FAULT magazine based in London. I would like to do a short article on you and your work for FAULT magazine's online blog. Please let me know if you are interested in being featured this week on the blog. Hope to hear from you soon, Check out the blog and website! :-) http://www.faultmagazine.com/ver2/ http://faultmagazine.wordpress.com
I saw your work at Ftape, they are amazing! Bravo!!!