ato all’Havana di Cuba nel 1960, trasferitosi presto
conlafamigliaaNewYork,RubenToledoépittore,
scultore, illustratore, cronista e critico di moda,
nonché spirito surrealista di chiara fama. I continui, repentini
cambiamenti della moda e il linguaggio corporeo dello stile
sono due costanti che appaiono nel suo lavoro, naturalmente
ispirato da un gusto latino, ma che deve molto, per la sua
capacità di moderna sintesi, anche alla cultura pop americana.
Ruben Toledo é l’artista autore del celebre Style Dictionary,
una collezione di immagini indimenticabili, nella forma
di disegni e acquarelli, che fondono l’effimero della moda
all’essere eterno dello stile. Ha dipinto murali, ritratti, copertine
di album. Inoltre é stato l’ispirato artefice di personalissime
illustrazioni per le più importanti riviste della moda quali
Uomo Vogue, Harper’s Bazar, Paper e Interview. I suoi lavori
sono stati esposti al Metropolitan Museum of Art di New
York. La moglie di Ruben, Isabel Toledo é affermata stilista e
designerdimodanonchésuamusaeparteindissolubiledei
suoi progetti. La loro continua collaborazione, ha prodotto un
libro e una mostra dal titolo Toledo-Toledo: un matrimonio tra
arte e moda, realizzata al Museum of Fashion and Technology
diNewYork,cittàdoveentrambivivonoelavorano.
uben toledo was born in Havana, Cuba in 1960, and
movedtoNewYorkwithhisfamilywhenhewasjust
a child. He is painter, sculptor, illustrator, reporter and
fashion chronicler, as well as surrealist wit of great renown. The
continuous, sudden changes of fashion and the body language
of style are two constant themes of his work which is naturally
inspired by a latin flavour but which is also strictly connected
with the American pop culture for its capability of modern
synthesis. Ruben Toledo is the author of the famous “Style
Dictionary”, a collection of unforgettable images which, under
the form of drawings and watercolours, meld fashion at its
most ephemeral with style at its most abiding.?He has painted
murals, portraits and album covers. He has been also the
inspired creator of very personal illustrations for the top fashion
magazines, among them “Uomo Vogue”, “Harper’s Bazar”,
“Paper” and “Interwiew”. Toledo’s work has been exhibited in
the Metropolitan Museum of Art in New York City. Ruben’s
wife,IsabelToledo,isatalentedstylistandfashiondesigner,
both muse and indissoluble element of his art projects. Their
continuous collaboration was the subject of both a book and
a museum exhibition called “Toledo-Toledo: a marriage of art
andfashion”attheMuseumofFashionandTechnologyin
New York City, where they both live and work.
Ruben Toledo, portrait
(Photo by Randall Bachner)
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