Demna Gvasalia - Designer, Creative Director of Balenciaga

[youthinasia]

New here. Demna is one of my favorite designers and arguably a huge influence on my own contemporary art practice. The combination of dystopia/critical theory and graphic design/anti-graphic design in the postmodern sense is probably what draws me to Balenciaga substantially and I probably have the most designer objects from this house. (Gucci second and Fendi/Chanel/LV are next in my collection although looking to add Loewe/Celine to my list...)

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[JohannesL]

New here. Demna is one of my favorite designers and arguably a huge influence on my own contemporary art practice. The combination of dystopia/critical theory and graphic design/anti-graphic design in the postmodern sense is probably what draws me to Balenciaga substantially and I probably have the most designer objects from this house. (Gucci second and Fendi/Chanel/LV are next in my collection although looking to add Loewe/Celine to my list...)

I don't know that much contemporary art, but from a fashion perspective he is very influential in youth culture since his aesthetic is very easy to copy in mass market production. But I doubt he would be able to exert the same influence without the prestigious name of Balenciaga and the Kering's marketing machine.