'It is beautiful and grotesque at the same time,' one artist tells MTV News.
By Jocelyn Vena
Lady Gaga at the 2010 VMAs
Photo: Kevin Winter/ Getty Images
Lady Gaga had everyone talking Sunday when she accepted her award for Video of the Year in a Franc Fernandez-designed meat dress.
While the daring design still has people abuzz nearly a week later, those who work in the world of art and fashion are quick to point out Gaga is certainly not the first person to use flesh to make a point.
"It was quite a dress! The first thing I thought of — [because] a lot of what I do is an overlap of art and fashion — is I thought of [artist] Jana Sterbak. She, years and years ago, made a dress out of meat, and I think her dress was called 'Dress for an Albino Anorectic,' " said Nancy Deihl, coordinator for the M.
By Jocelyn Vena
Lady Gaga at the 2010 VMAs
Photo: Kevin Winter/ Getty Images
Lady Gaga had everyone talking Sunday when she accepted her award for Video of the Year in a Franc Fernandez-designed meat dress.
While the daring design still has people abuzz nearly a week later, those who work in the world of art and fashion are quick to point out Gaga is certainly not the first person to use flesh to make a point.
"It was quite a dress! The first thing I thought of — [because] a lot of what I do is an overlap of art and fashion — is I thought of [artist] Jana Sterbak. She, years and years ago, made a dress out of meat, and I think her dress was called 'Dress for an Albino Anorectic,' " said Nancy Deihl, coordinator for the M.
- 9/17/2010
- MTV Music News
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