GARY JAMES McQueen
TOUCHED BY AN ANGEL
He looks like a Rockstar and he is the nephew of the glorious enfant terrible of the fashion industry, the one and only Alexander Lee McQueen. The essence of the story isn't the talent enharited from his uncle, but his own huge imagination, strange, sensational, cinematic, diverse and amazingly creative. If Alexander McQueen was in a permanent agony (a very fruitful one !), Gary McQueen lives a tremendous rebirth middle of sacred flames. If his miraculous creativity is part of his DNA, his inspiration comes from a totally different Cosmos : Gary McQueen is following his personal journey, writing his own destiny far away from the famous family name, living his personal legend knowing very well who he is, where is he going and what he do really want. The fashion industry is maybe the most provocative and challenging territory ever. Gary McQueen's collections are even more provocative and seductive than we can imagine.
His art is like a Chameleon, changing, exchanging, inspiring and charming from the very first moment. It is the mystery, mystic, glamour, elegance and yes, a big portion of sex appeal what makes his design not only attractive but unforgettable.
Dear Gary, speaking about your latest creation the « Guiding Light » Jewelry piece, please tell us about the idea behind it.
It is a brooch inspired by the Egyptian mythology. The Sun God Ra would appear as a stag beetle carrying the sun trough the netherworld to rise again the next day. This is a one of a kind piece made of solid 9ct.Gold, Mother of Pearl and i plan to use a read diamond in the middle of the sun.
As art curator and writer I am always on the journey to discover new and diverse subjects. Wich one of your creations is totally different than your usual ones?
Fashion is Art. So each one of my pieces is an artwork, unique and innovative .Maybe some of the most challenging are The Vanitas Skull", limited edition of 20, Lenticular artwork ( 4ftx5ft), The Savage Beauty Skull" limited edition (20) Lenticular artwork, and The Flayed Angel", limited edition of 20, Lenticular artwork.
Do you have a new idea, project right now?
I'm planning to make a very limited run of bronze sculptures. This is in my mind right now and for sure you will see it in the very near future.
diverse. Your scarfs are very easily recognized and celebrated as emblematic.
My scarf collection entitled « Chemin Vers Faberge » was a limited edition scarf that I designed for Faberge. Yes, this item sold for $450 and in deed sold very quiqly.
Gary James McQueen looks like a Rockstar and thinks like a poet.
His collections are a melange of ancient and modern history, Egyptian Pyramids, Shakespeare , Rolling Stones, Vivaldi and Shigeru Umebayashi. Gary McQueen has the huge capacity to transform the world around us, even for some moments, making us part of his own story. His art is passionate, vibrant, speaking about ghosts and gods with magical, mystical, mysterious creativity, coming from somewhere, from an unknown mythology or from a different kind of angels.
In a continuous creative battle, inspired by his family's history, surrounded by phantoms, ghosts, demons and Gods, Gary McQueen is an artist of Light. Living behind any kind of vanity he follows his own artistic journey without fear, never alone, invisibly touched by an Angel.
Monica Mergiu
ROYAL ARTS VISIONS: GARY JAMES McQueen