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He divided his works in Sculptures and Wearable. But both categories have that touch of organic, still artificial liquid-like objects. Working with two colours, black and white, Vollenga’s pieces are powerful. His pieces are present on the fashion scenes, completing a look or giving a new touch to a collection, although he is not satisfied when people see his works as accessories.
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Even the eccentric Lady Gaga used one of his wearable sculptures in one of her clips. So, you might now have known his name, but you surely saw his works long before, in her clip Fame, directed by Steven Klein:
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Starting as a hairdresser, he felt that his creativity and personal input was limited to what the clients desired, so he had to find a new artistic area where he could have total control and liberty. But once the door was open, the artist went towards different areas. He claims that he likes working with performance artists, who use his sculptures in their shows:
Interperformance ZWEIMALER – SHIFT at Tresor.Berlin / June 8 – wearable sculpture by Rein Vollenga
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He also collaborated with choreographer Damien Jalet and Sidi Larbi Cherkaoui, creating Les Médusés based on Greek mythology that were performed at Palais du Louvre in Paris, which was an important step for Vollenga, since again his artistic direction took another turn. In fact, the artist says that he doesn’t think about these boundaries.
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The dark allure of his glossy works make them present on different mediums. Not only in fashion shows and performances, but museums are interested in his sculptures. For an artist, it is a different way of recognition to have your works both on a popular level, as well as a very institutionalized one. Aware of the importance of his pieces, Vollenga doesn’t want to duplicate them since each of them is unique and could not be seen as anything else than a unique piece of art.
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His latest presence was at M°BA (Fashion Biennale Arnhem) – Fetishism in Fashion and it’s not hard to guess why he was invited in the exhibition. He claims that
“I also aim for every piece of my work to be a one off; I don’t reproduce anything. It’s really boring to do that, and another reason is that I like to review myself all the time. I also think that it benefits the piece itself when it exists alone and is the only one on earth, it makes it more special.”
At M°BA 13
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At M°BA 13
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Here, a preview for Thierry Mugler Women’s Fall 2012 featuring Vollenga’s works:
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