THE REAL DEAL
Remy Holwick, former Calvin Klein model, artist and designer, is launching her own line: Beg, Borrow, Steal. She just finished an interview with the website FunnyandInteresting.com...
Remy: Launching my new clothing line, Beg Borrow Steal,
this June at Urban Outfitters. Actually I’m answering these questions
from the Joshua Tree Inn, where we’re shooting photographs for the
campaign. I’m also working on launching a second line of clothing
featuring the work of my amazingly talented artist friends… once those
launch, I think I’ll be heading into the studio for a while. I’d like
to finally do a solo show somewhere in Los Angeles. I was, for a long
time, afraid of the idea because my dad did it, and it was so important
to maintain my own identity that I shunned the part of myself that
wanted what he had. As I’ve gotten older, I’ve learned that it is
possible to be a part of my family, and honor and acknowledge the work
my parents did, and still be my own person.
My mother tells me occasionally when I show her my work that her best friend, Rocky, used to call us all “the real deal” because we lived the things that mattered to us, and it showed through in our day-to-day actions. She tells me that this applies to my work, and I couldn’t say it better. Art has to be “about” something, and I think that the more you can work around the things you understand in life, the more clearly your work will reflect and communicate that understanding, so I think it is crucial that artists live the life they want to communicate as fully as they can—I think my work is best when it is honest to the life that I’ve lived, and I think/hope/pray that if it resonates with people, it’s because they can feel that it is the “real deal”
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