arts - design - photography
Elvis Di Fazio printed t-shirtshey guys, something happened to my main myspace page i.e. it just vanished so i made a new one using the same url, this is my second space i made for times like this. if you would like to get in touch with me please add me.. you can find me in my top friends "Elvis Di Fazio".... till thenkisses xx
biography
Di Fazio is part of a new generation of people who are not inhibited by institutional hierarchies, boundaries and definitions that can often limit creative expression. Distinctions between art, fashion, nightclubs, street and gallery are of little consequence. What matters to this growing group, who operate outside of the establishment, is connecting with people-having something to say, finding the most interesting way to say it and sharing it with others.
At 19 years of age, Di Fazio had already created a clothing label from the kitchen of his parents’ Western suburbs home in Sydney, Di Fazio portrays the hope of so many aspiring designers His point of difference however is that he has taken his love for art, kitsch, retro and transformed it into a funky yet wearable range of t-shirts. Having started his creative progression into fashion in 2000, Elvis now boasts exhibiting at the Museum of Sydney, Sydney opera house and nation-wide installation exhibits, along with being stocked in over twenty stores and boutiques. Concentrating on his love for the pop art culture, Elvis went about screen printing walls and curtains for funky Sydney clothing stores and clubs. Using both his own photographic prints and that of 60s icons, Elvis created a style of art all his own. Combining his love for fashion photography with his methods for fashion design, Elvis photographs models and friends using quirky make-up techniques, wigs, retro props, nudity and a smile to create a portfolio of time period shots with a modern edge.
Whether it be on t-shirts, knits or blazers, Di Fazio’s designs are each individually crafted from a canvas so they become a piece of artwork on the body. “I don’t even really have an interest in fashion. I love fashion photography and the idea of being a fashion victim but clothes themselves don’t excite me, people do."
His most talked about piece at the moment is an over sized black tee with “Homophobia is Gay†in bright yellow and flouro pink text sprawled across the front. This is the kind of quirky charisma that has seen him feature on the cover of Cream magazine, receive mass editorials and attract a large amount of attention from reputable organizations and venues who all want a piece of “Elvis Di Fazioâ€growing up in Sydney’s western suburbs and having a strong sense of family with both Italian and South American background, Di Fazio’s sense of personal identity is strong in his work, in the past his silkscreen art, has featured images from family photos and he always prints his name prominently on the back.“I love my name, it reeks of fame and charisma.... it’s the kind of name you can see in lights.â€
