ESD MAGAZINE
By: Laura Solla
"My challenge is to inspire the fight for everyone's dreams and happiness, and I suppose that is done by trying to improve oneself every day."
Is fashion... is it art? Being politically correct and at the risk of you judging me, I must say that no, it is not. And not because I say so, but because fashion, clothes, have a function. They dress us, make us feel safe, help us express ourselves as individuals; art, on the other hand, has the sole purpose of creating a cultural work, and that is its sole and exclusive function. On paper the difference is clear, but as a fashion lover I think (or rather, I'm sure) that there is a lot to be said about this topic. So yes, today we will dedicate our weekly article to diving into art, as infinite as artists exist and existed.
So, well, leaving the RAE aside and basing ourselves on the emotional aspect, can't a piece of what Mademoiselle Chanel called 'that Italian artist who makes clothes' convey as much (or even more) than a work of art? of a renowned painter or sculptor? Wasn't Schiaparelli's surrealism art? Weren't Balenciaga's architectural coats, with their mechanisms, interlinings and hidden weights? Nor the extravagance of Mugler, or the metallurgical pieces of Paco Rabanne? My God, weren't even the Yves Saint Laurent dresses a tribute to the geometric precision of Piet Mondrian? If mentally when reading these questions you answered no, give me the opportunity to convince you. If you are as clear as I am that the answer is yes, keep reading; it will interest you.
With a topic like this on the table, it was almost mandatory to ask Pablo Ozores, better known as Ozo, about his opinion on the matter. Ozo is an artist from O Grove, Pontevedra, with many passions and even more concerns, a more than promising future and much to say on the national scene. “My career began as a curious child, who was always looking for things to learn about, who spent the day painting behind the bar at his grandparents' restaurant and who didn't need much more than a pencil and paper. As I grow up, these concerns lead me to the business world, although without leaving aside the artistic theme. I was always one of getting fully involved in what I do... So I got "full" into entrepreneurship and, once 2020 arrived, looking for a way to integrate my passions, art and fashion, into what I was learning about companies”, he tells us with full predisposition from Galicia.
And if we ask about the relationship between his art and fashion, Ozo has a clear answer. “I dare to say that the future is going there, towards broadening the artistic experience and towards the democratization of the artistic product in a certain way, in the sense that a garment can be consumed by many more people than a painting, which is something more exclusive , and by this means the work reaches more people. I guess that's why I never close the door to integrate what I do in textiles. I like fashion and I like the synergies that are created with it. I think they are totally related worlds and, in my case, I have had contact with fashion both working purely in design in Berlin with a local designer, as well as stamping my drawings on garments, or painting directly on them with spray or paints”.
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