Tuan Tran Art & Couture Fashion
Art reflecting diverse subject matter through the use of a variety of materials such as wire , thread, tiny bottles etc.
Couture fashion - WireWear & OriWear has been featured in Red Carpet fashion shows and events.
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 | | Privelged to be the featured fashion designer at ArtPadSf 2012. http://artpadsf.com/
OriWear received a resounding round of applause.
At the Phoenix Hotel, Chip Conley http://chipconley.com/ http://jdvhotels32-px.trvlclick.com/?source=TravelClick&emc=ppc _ became an OriWear Fan as well as 100's of guests. |
 | | OriWear - is created by hand using re-purposed material. No sewing machines, no looms, no needles used in the birth of each garment! The technique has roots in an ancient Japanese tradition called Saki-Ori which is a technique that incorporates recycling as its main emphasis. OriWear is re-purposed cloth material crafted and sculpted to attain a level of beauty which defies the origin of the material. |
 | | OriWear gets out and about. OriWear is EveryWear.
New photos at EarthDay SF April 22, 2012. OriWear and WireWear received a spectacular reception. A few iconic images of the day. Tuan Tran supports Earth Day SF, and a good time was had by all.
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 | | Created from recycled wire, some garments include recycled ribbon, leather stips, lace, yarn. These garments are worn over an undergarment (another dress, wrap, tube top, shorts, panties or ?), for the daring ... perhaps nothing. |
 | | WireWear gets Out and About - WireWear is EveryWear.
WireWear on Rodeo Drive in Beverly Hills, at Macy's Passport fashion show, at the Mall, Union Square in San Francisco, Ceaser's Mall in Las Vegas and under the iCloud. WireWear pops up in some pretty and great places. |
 | | WireWear designs on a dress form.
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 | | WireWear Clutches and Purses
Clutches and purses crafted from recycled wire. Some are done in one color, some have multiple colors. Hand held or with a strap, WireWear clutches and purses are pleasing to the touch and are very sturdy. |
 | | WireWear collar - purse is made from recycled telephone wire. Made so that it opens to be worn around the neck, also be carried as a purse. Tightly woven and has ribbon interwoven into the wire. |
 | | WireWear jewelry made from Clear Coat Copper wire. Neclaces encasing sparkling jewels such as Swarovski Crystal Beads , whos' sparkling beauty shines from within. Some items are the celebration of the pure beauty of the wire, such as the earrings and WireWear sleeves. |
 | | A hint of a new Couture line, NextWear - Tuan Tran Couture designs to come - Next. Just as OriWear is being introduced, NextWear is emerging. Just a taste of the Next great designs to come.... |
 | | Wire sculpture and fashion
Some of my hanging wire sculptures were featured as the backdrop to a fashion photo shoot by the famous Olga Lavrukhina http://www.olgalavrukhina.com .
I was thrilled to collaborate with Olga with this project, and am more thrilled by the results. Look for some of these photos in fashion magazines. |
 | | Long hanging wire sculptures are woven from recycled twisted pair telephone wires. The wire comes in a myriad of colors, I have fashioned them in a variety of organic shapes and sizes from 4 feet long to 11 feet long, and from 4 inches in diameter to about 12 inches. They have 2 levels ( a smaller version within the outer shell) of a contrasting or complementary color. |
 | | Wire Sculpture - J elly Fish is inspired by the fluid movement and color of Jelly Fish. They float and move in the sea with grace and ease. These sculptures give the effect of movement and form that these creatures have. |
 | | Wire sculpture - Sea Creatures and Flying Saucers are composed of (recycled) colorful telephone wire. The organic form of the Sea Creatures have movement like a creature in the sea. Flying Saucers have two levels of different colored wire. |
 | | "Sea Creature's" - A low watt bulb is mounted in the center of the sculpture and creates an incredible result. The Sea Creature can now glow from within casting shadows on the surrounding walls and ceiling. No modifications or tricks were were used with the photos. |
 | | This is a sculpture made of (clear coat) copper wire. Two layers of copper wire with a rose (camellia) copper &brass woven mesh flower in the middle. Can be a table or pedestal piece, OR a wall hanging. |
 | | This series of long hanging wire sculptures have the clear coat copper wire (recycled electrical wire) outside (single color) and a colorful (recycled) telephone wire (many colors) interior. The clear coat copper wire reflects lots of light and truly sparkles when light is shone on them.
The combination of clear coat copper wire on the outside and regular telephone wire make a stunning combination. |
 | | Wire Sculpture "The Snake"- table top and wall hangings
Wire Sculptures of colorful telephone wire.
Composed and structured such that they may be placed on a table top or placed on a wall as a hanging. While the title suggests a snake, it really is just a long tubular wire sculpture made of telephone wire (no need to be scared ! ). They are flexible, can be coiled up or stretched out to fit a space. |
 | | Oyster Cornucopia is a wire sculpture of a silver colored wire with a cornucopia of smaller colorful wire sculptures. May be displayed on a table top or pedestal, a wall hanging or a floating piece hanging from the ceiling. The silver wire is bright as contrasted to the mat finish of the colorful wire sculptures. |
 | | Dragon Nest
Inspired by Dragon eggs and the birth of birth of a dragon, this piece is a silver colored wire nest with copper wire colored "dragon eggs" in the nest. The form of the nest is abstract and organic. The eggs are a contrasting color. |
 | | Hanging wire sculptures made from recycled braided copper, only available as a grouping of 3. (small, medium and large). Resembling a tornado, they have a clear coat so that the color of the copper will remain. |
 | | "The Roe" - wire sculptures
A new and exciting version of my wire sculptures. This series represents a composite of small sculptures, which were inspired by fish roe (eggs). Represented are many colors (as in fish eggs) in an organic shape. |
 | | "The Shining" - wire sculptures baskets or wall hanging
"The Shining" series is constructed of recycled electrical wire, which has a colored clear coat covering a single strand copper wire. The effect is amazing, especially when combined with smaller orb sculptures made from telephone wire.
The pieces are designed to be used as a decorative bowl, or as a wall hanging. |
 | | Silk worm cocoon catcher's are made from recycled clear coat copper wire. They are a series of pods connected with silk worm cocoon's (brilliant white) in the pods. They are delicate yet dramatic, reaching almost 9 feet long. |
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"Thread Connections" –is a Tapestry, composed of thread encapsulated in a pair of bottles, 448 bottles in a 22 inch by 22 inch frame. Frames can be arranged in a linear, horizontal or square pattern. Each pair of bottles are connected by thread and an electronic component arranged as a tapestry. |
 | | "Scent of Butterfly" has a beautiful butterfly (individually hand embroidered) captured in a clear glass perfume bottle from the custom perfumery formally part of Wilkes Bashford in San Francisco. The true scent of a Butterfly is a mystery ? As a collection, 20 Scent of Butterfly bottles placed in a custom made high quality wood frame. Individual bottles can be placed in a perfume collection. |
 | | "Color Me Crayon" is comprised of white crayon's wrapped in many colors of thread and mounted in a frame. A musical piece where the crayons represent rhythm, the width of the thread on the crayon represents the length of the note and the color of the thread represents the tone of the note.
Most materials are recycled. |
 | | Pisces Is composed of recycled clear bottles, each containing a beautiful embroidered fish. Mounted in a frame with a blue color to mimic the ocean. They are in pairs and each fish is different and made in vibrant colors. |
 | | Ping Pong Baseball Ping Pong Baseball is constructed of images of baseball players from baseball cards laminated on to ping pong balls. Baseball for some is a sport bigger than life, for many Ping Pong is a sport smaller than life. Baseball players from cards, laminated to ping pong balls and wrapped in thread. |
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The Dance
Composed of images of ballet dancers fused to recycled CD's, and wrapped in recycled thread. "The Dance" represents a ballet performance. Each individual CD is a work of art, which are assembled in an array representing a ballet, a complete Dance, a work of art. |
 | | “Vision's of Super Hero's - is an original work of art created by Tuan Tran. Composed of images of children with Super Hero's ( and some villain's ) superimposed on the glasses they are wearing. Photoshop is NOT used to craft the images. |
 | | Dog sees no God
This piece consists of clear and colored images laminated on LP's (long playing records). With red thread emanating from the center of the LP. The red graphic images are the "Target Stores" dog: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Target_dog and Target Brand logo: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Target_Corporation . |
 | | “Seeing god “is a piece that shows that we all see god differently. I love glasses and have many pairs in many colors and shapes. Images of "god" Seeing god represents the diversity of the vision of the divine by man. |
 | | “The Buddhas “is composed of 25 different images of Buddha which are fused to CD’s and wrapped in thread. The thread emanates from the center of the CD like rays of light, and has the effect of coloring the CD reflecting light due to the concentric lines. Mounted on a white backing, representing purity. |
 | | “The Cranes “are panels of cranes, each panal is created from a single piece of paper folded in an Origami style. 88 Cranes are represented in each panel. A symbol of peace they are joined together in flight. |
 | | “Blue Boy to Man” is composed of images from Africa of a ceremony of initiation of a boy to manhood. The boy is painted blue as part of the ceremony. The images of the boy painted blue are fused on an LP record, thread emanating from the center. |
 | | Whale Song is Composed of CD’s with images (primarily of Whales) swimming, fused onto CD’s and wrapped in thread which emanates from the center of the CD. All materials are recycled.
Arranged in an array, like schools of fish in the ocean. There are some tiny divers on some of the CD’s. |
 | | Surviving Saigon –like fish in the ocean is comprised of small circular images - photos taken on an iphone - of people on motorbikes in Saigon Vietnam. Background is prints of fish in the ocean. Wrapped in thread representing water. |
 | | “Cranes on Broken glass” is composed of a tiny Origami Crane, a symbol of peace in Japan and broken glass representing the fragility of peace. Contained in an apothecary like bottle.
"Nailed Hanging by a thread" is composed of thread Contained in an apothecary like bottle. |
 | | “Seeking Peace “is composed of recycled barbed wire, thread and small foil cranes. The cranes are suspended and flying around an encirclement of barb wire, which is wrapped in thread. A symbol of peace the crane is seeking peace midst a symbol of restraint and war –barbed wire. |
 | | Bubble A cluster of recycled medicine bottles (unused) containing thread constructed in a hanging sculpture. Reflecting light like bubbles, the color of the thread is illuminated. The piece displayed is golden and red. |
 | | Lost in time is composed of recycled materials - acrylic and wood components. 100's of tiny acrylic shapes (keys, locks, circles, numbers and so forth) in a variety of colors interspersed with tiny wood pieces on a circular white backing and mounted on a red acrylic background.
3 white circles of small acrylic circles are in the center. |
 | | G od’s DNA is comprised of sealed “test tubes” which contain an image of a god or diety with thread representing the DNA of God. Composed of all recycled materials, the glass tubes, the images, the thread and wood frame. |
 | | The Tea Ladies
The “Tea Ladies “are circular images of a woman who’s job it is to pick tea leaves. She has a happy face, but is trapped in the job of picking tea leaves. Picking tea leaves is her past, present and future. |
 | | "X on 0 off” is constructed of recycled materials including glass molds for making resin grapes (from the 1970’s), thread, plastic caps, plastic frames of unknown origin, all materials are recycled. Thread is captured in the glass molds as well as between the two plastic frames of each panel. The red thread floats behind the X and the O, between the two plastic frames of each panel. |
 | | USA in Formica” is composed of formica (a brand of composite materials manufactured in Ohio) samples. Many colors and textures represent the USA. |
 | | Festivus poles In keeping with the tradition of colorful decorations for the holidays, these are decorated Festivus Poles. Yarn, wire, ribbon of many colors adorn our Festivus poles. Ranging in size from 17 inches to 50 inches, they are the embodiment of celebration of Festivus, bringing happiness, Airing of Grievances, yada, yada, yada. |
 | | “Morse Code” is constructed from recycled materials: antique abacus beads, small boards, thread, backing and frame all are recycled. This piece displays the numbers 1 –10 in Morse Code as well as the English (American) alphabet, this is the code to decipher the statement in the upper right hand corner which reads “Morse Code “. |
 | | The color of life connected is composed of many panels knitted from a variety of textures and colors of yarn. The many textures and colors represent the many colors representing life. The Knitting needles connect each panel. |
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| Tuan Tran –Art and Fashion Design Biography and Approach
Creating beautiful garments and art that defy the source materials is a challenge. Creating beauty from source materials which are up-cycled and re-purposed is my obsession. Life is colorful. I am colorful. Art and Fashion reflect life. My Fashion design and art reflect me. The color's of thread, cloth, wire, ribbon, are my pallet. Recycled Materials are the Ethos of my Fashion Design &Art. The colors and textures of material, thread and wire, appear in much of my work. The elements or materials used in composing my Fashion and Art are as varied as the resulting end design.
WireWear is made of recycled wire and materials reflecting my affinity to the colors of life, and the reuse of discarded materials. OriWear crafted from re-purposed cloth material to attain a level of beauty which defies the origin of the material.
Life cannot be taken too seriously. Fun, enjoyment and thought are what I hope to bring in each of my pieces. The subject... |
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