alisa bieniek
is a fashion designer.
she was born in poland and graduated in the netherlands at the amsterdam fashion institute with a degree in design & styling.
her interest in art began at an early age as she was surrounded by the art books which came from her mother who worked in the state hermitage museum in st.petersburg, russia. furthermore, she spent most of her time making drawings with use of different materials. To advance and be able to exhibit her work she participated in different courses of drawing, painting and photography.
alisa decided to study fashion as she found that the work of covering body is a form of art. however, her camera is still at hand: her interest in old photography by eadweard muybridge, e.g bragaglia and étienne- jules marey gave her idea of movement and layers which can be easily find in her clothes and photos.
for the graduation project she designed a collection inspired by movement and old photography. as for the paper presentation she has also done a photo shoot which received a good feedback from her tutors and other designers. since then, as well as fashion, alisa is also producing photos for young designers and friends.
her clothes are graphic, modest but not typical.
her work concentrates on conceptual, cultural, and sophisticated themes. it reflects alisa’s personal history whose individuality is built through her experience with different cultures and backgrounds. she is using fashion and photography as a medium of expression and creates her own world.
she takes her inspiration from a wide range of disciplines such as architecture, sci-fi movies, futurism, science, technology and of course photography.
it is never just one thing, anything that captures her eye and mind.