Xingchi Liu
BIO
Xingchi Liu has engaged her own life in art starting from a young age to today, with a passion and interest in Textiles. She has always found that self-study is not an easy task while creating can be an even harder task. However, her love for Textiles is what encourages her to move forward and devote herself to textile creation. From a young age, Xingchi has always loved to observe nature, and beautiful creatures and takes inspiration from them within her work, while exploring the meaning of art. Lithe incorporates these inspirations using transparent watercolour in a water-based medium as her main creation materials.
CAPSTONE PROJECT
FLOAT IN THE AIR
Float in the air consists of "floating", "dreamy" and "ethereal" elements, and was inspired by observing the characteristics of various jellyfish. Designed the dress using materials such as organza and silk as well as using embroidery, polychromatic screen print, and shirring to shape the overall jellyfish-inspired dress. Organza can show her floating, dreamy theme very well, and organza has light transmittance and is very lightweight to match the characteristics of jellyfish. The embroidered part of the corset was inspired by the pattern on the jellyfish, and the traditional polychromatic screen print was used to print the pattern on the silk to form the transparency, and then the embroidery was used to deepen the details. Embroidery embellishment was used to deepen the details. However, the hemline uses fabric piling, such as the jellyfish tentacles made by shirring, and some ruffles to match the lining part of the skirt.
FEATURED Work
Title: Float in the air
Dimensions: 58 x 58 x 87 cm
Year: 2022
Materials: silk viscose satin, silk organza, silk threads, beads/Ruffles, shirring, polychromatic screen printing, embroidery embellishment
Title: Float in the air
Dimensions: 58 x 58 x 87 cm
Year: 2022
Materials: silk viscose satin, silk organza, silk threads, beads/Ruffles, shirring, polychromatic screen printing, embroidery embellishment
Title: Float in the air
Dimensions: 58 x 58 x 87 cm
Year: 2022
Materials: silk viscose satin, silk organza, silk threads, beads/Ruffles, shirring, polychromatic screen printing, embroidery embellishment
Title: Float in the air (detail)
Dimensions: 58 x 58 x 87 cm
Year: 2022
Materials: silk viscose satin, silk organza, silk threads, beads/Ruffles, shirring, polychromatic screen printing, embroidery embellishment
Title: Float in the air (detail)
Title: Float in the air (detail)
Dimensions: 58 x 58 x 87 cm
Year: 2022
Materials: silk viscose satin, silk organza, silk threads, beads/Ruffles, shirring, polychromatic screen printing, embroidery embellishment
Title: Float in the air (embroidery embellishment)
