Selection of work and press
Baron Art Prize 2024
Baron Books Press Release
https://www.baronbooks.co.uk/awards
The Baron Prize is a biannual award that highlights emerging artists and photographers of any gender, age, or nationality working in any media. The prize invites emerging artists, photographers, and filmmakers to submit one work that explores Baron's core themes. The 2024 prize winner is Myrza de Muynck, a Dutch artist and designer.
Muynck's submission refers to the artworks as 'Naked Philosophers.' The pieces are primarily designed using cut-up garments and pieces of cloth immersed in a composition that exposes intimate and human characteristics, creating an anthropomorphic play. Garments are used as their medium and are bent into an image on a canvas, taking an exterior and cracking it open to reveal the insides. Delving into the profound intimacy of the human body, this work captures close-up, fragmented, isolated, and abstracted images that challenge conventional perceptions. What might initially be interpreted as pornographic transforms into a depiction of a sacred landscape. This approach invites viewers to reconsider the inherent beauty and sanctity of our physical forms, highlighting not only the details of our bodies but also the intertwining nature of sexuality. In response to the hyper-sexualized perceptions of our bodies and identities, this work emphasizes the delicate nature of our outward appearances. Myrza thoughtfully engages with 'ready-made' garments that hold significant personal meaning, often pieces she has cherished and worn for many years. The memories and experiences embedded in these garments, along with their unique wear and tear, contribute to a deeper narrative about identity and individuality. Baron would like to thank this year’s judges Benjamin Fredrickson, Pinar Yolaçan and Gab Bois.
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Document Journal
"Hope is not a form of guarantee, it's a form of energy"
Crochet bra and Topsy Turvy Adam
Pictures by Douglas mac Arthur, Fashion Editor Alex Assil, Model Anouk Smiths
https://www.documentjournal.com/2024/11/macarthur-fashion-assil-portfolio-fw24/
Vaara sportswear
Co-lab with Creative director Kerhao Yin
Design and production of crochet bralets, dresses and handknit vests
Sold at Dover street Market London and Barney's New York
Fine lace crochet design process
Work process animation and original artwork
Bottega Veneta
Art works for Bottega Veneta Instagram
https://garage.com.ph/2021/04/08/look-bottega-veneta-releases-maiden-issue-of-digital-publication/
Bottega Veneta
examples of embroid
Private commission Plato Atlantis Mc Queen
Framed original toile of Plato Atlantis collection Alexander Mc Queen
The Face Magazine
The summer of Rosalia
Embroidered porcelain earrings
Pictures by Juergen Teller
Styling by Danielle Emerson and Danny Reed
https://theface.com/music/rosalia-cover-volume-4-issue-001-music-flamenco-pop
https://theface.com/style/emerging-jewellery-designers-gold-silver-handcrafted-instagram
Martine Rose
Ceramic belt buckles, brooches and earrings styled by Tamara Rothstein
https://theface.com/style/emerging-jewellery-designers-gold-silver-handcrafted-instagram
Marfa Journal
Custom made bras and porcelain earrings on Giedre Dukauskaite
Styled by Tamara Rothstein
Photography Sean & Seng
Ceramic vessels
3D printed porcelain cups.
The pieces are designed by draping, gathering and sewing a piece of fabric into a cup shape by hand. The proces combines my affinity with the soft maliabitlity of fabrics and alchemises into a solid and functional object. The fabrics and garments that are picked to design the cups are often pieces that I have had for many years and are encoded with memories. I love working with towel fabric in particular because of its intimate relationship with the body. The fabric design is scanned into a digital file and printed by extruding fine lines of porcelain with a printer. This process is like weaving and draping a porcelain fabric into shape as if working with a ceramic yarn. The process exists of trial and error, often the shape collapses or the extrusion clogs and the proces needs to be repeated and guided closely. The greenware and bisque pieces are tweaked and worked on by hand before they are glazed and fired.
Pants vases and cuff cups
For Boon the shop Korea
Fashion illustrations
Collage illustrations blending hand painted and digital techniques
Marfa Journal
Porcelain earrings on Natasha Poly
Styled by Tamara Rothstein
Photography Sean & Seng
POP magazine
Porcelain earrings on Isabelle Huppert styled by Tamara Rothstein
Robyn Tour
Embroider and accessories for Honey tour styled by Tamara Rothstein
Marfa journal
Custom made porcelain dangle earrings, for Lara Stone knit jumpers and laced t-shirt
Styling: Tamara Rothstein
Photography: Sean & Seng
GLU
Issue 11 need space i need time
Earrings worn by Roxanne Maillet
Photography: Liza Wolters
https://www.girlslikeusmagazine.com/issues/open/issue-11-economy/
Fashion undone
Naked ophilosopher series
Studio stills of reworking garments into art canvasses
POP magazine
Seekers become finders
Wire bead embroidery, printed vest, crochet tulle bra and human suit
Styling by: Tamara Rothstein
Photography: Rachel Chandler
Garage magazine
Crocheted and beaded bodysuit
Styling by Tamara Rothstein
POP magazine
Divine
Beaded shell suit trousers and beaded bra
styled by Tamara Rothstein
Photography Sean & Sen
Girls Like Us
Edition 4 Work
Article about my work practice
Selection of online press
https://www.vogue.com/fashion-shows/designer/myrza-de-muynck
https://www.vogue.com/fashion-shows/fall-2013-ready-to-wear/myrza-de-muynck
https://www.dailymotion.com/video/x16cax8
https://www.vogue.co.uk/gallery/off-the-catwalk-1
https://www.anothermag.com/fashion-beauty/gallery/7037/the-masters/2
https://1granary.wordpress.com/tag/myrza-de-muynck/
https://magazine.tank.tv/issue-56/fronting/china-a-la-mode
https://thefashionscoutsept09.blogspot.com/2012/09/collection-myrza-de-muynck-ss13.html
https://magazine.tank.tv/issue-56/fronting/china-a-la-mode
TANK issue 56
Myrza de Muynck's GABBER GIRLS GO GLAM
Naomi Bikis
Photography by Sohrab Golsorkhi
Remember the shell suit? That shiny piece of sportswear that made its way from the football terraces to the streets, accessorised with a mullet or medallion, only to become redundant once the noughties arrived? Well, prepare for its return. Just when you thought it was one style moment forever relegated to the back of the wardrobe, one of London's exciting new talents is giving this relic a new lease of life.
Dutch designer Myrza de Muynck, a 2011 graduate of Central Saint Martins' fashion MA and recently elected as Vauxhall Fashion Scout's Ones To Watch for AW12, is championing its return. From her graduate collection through to her autumn/winter runway show, De Muynck has worked with sportswear shapes, transforming them with pastel shades and delicate embellishment. Contemporary materials such as polyester, nylon, towelling and poplin are interspersed with tulle and velvet or painted prints, before being painstakingly stitched with glass beads - below the trouser knees or as floral details across a jacket, providing a personal and crafty effect.
The fascination with sportswear, and the shell suit in particular, derives from her upbringing in the Netherlands, where the two-piece experienced "a certain high life during the '90s". But De Muynck has little interest in poring over images of tracksuits from the past. 1920s evening dresses and Jodie Foster films from the '70s form the unlikely basis for the collections. In her own words, she's developing a "poverty de luxe" aesthetic, knowingly creating chav-style couture. Or in Dutch parlance, gabber girls. So what should we expect from De Muynck next? "I want to start including looks for men," she says, "and, of course, there'll be more suits."
ELLE
Emma Watson wearing hand painted top from pink shell suit
Photography by RANKIN
Work proces animation
Fabric collage portraits and garments
Title:" Ray of Light" Medium: Textile collage (fabric, garments, mixed media) Artist: Myrza de Muynck Year: 2006 "Ray of light" is a series of textile collages created during a six-week period while Myrza was studying MA Fashion Design at Central Saint Martins. The works emerged from a unique collaboration with artist Henna Vainio, who constructed a live studio environment as part of her graduation show at Chelsea College of Art and Design. Within this space, Myrza worked publicly and continuously throughout the exhibition, turning the act of making into both performance and meditation. The studio itself was designed to offer a safe and nourishing environment—a stark contrast to the competitive, often constrictive settings typical in the creative industries. It was a deliberate attempt to center care, reflection, and emotional honesty in the creative process. From within this bubble, Myrza produced a body of work grounded in softness and self-awareness. The collages—composed of fabric remnants, personal garments, and hand-sewn elements—act as abstract portraits of people close to her, as well as visual translations of intangible feelings: joy, intimacy, rays of light. These works are not only tactile reflections of relationships and emotions, but also quiet critiques of the systems that shape how art and fashion are produced. "Ray of Light" invites viewers to consider not just the final object, but the environment, emotion, and intention behind its making—and the consequences that arise from these conditions.
Charlotte Kohler prize
https://www.archined.nl/2006/06/charlotte-kohler-prijzen-2006-toegekend/
Myrza de Muynck studied Fine Art at the Willem de Kooning Academy in Rotterdam, followed by Fashion Design at the ArtEZ Institute of the Arts in Arnhem. She later continued her education in London, where she pursued an MA in Knitwear FashionMyrza’s work is characterized by a coherent artistic vision and a strong, open connection to the world around her. She operates at the intersection of fashion, art, and daily life, with a practice grounded in a deeply personal and investigative approach.
From the jury report:
"The jury selected Myrza de Muynck because her work represents an attitude they consider valuable and wish to encourage. It is an approach in which working, thinking, doing, and living are in constant dynamic relation with one another. Research and analysis do not lead to critical distance but are fully integrated into a continuous process of action."
De Appel, Amsterdam, The Netherlands
Fashion design project, initiated by Pascale Gatzen, in collaboration with Myrza de Muynck.
The attic of De Appel art space served as the exhibition site, where a live studio was set up—open for visitors to view, observe, and witness the creative process as it unfolded in real time.
The project acted in response to the current pervasive economic model within the fashion industry, valuing volume and quantity, reducing the consumer to a passively consuming object.
Pieces of clothing and shoes were created in a non-hierarchical system, building on mutual ideas, collaboration and non-traditional systems of exchange.
If I Can't Dance, I Don't Want to Be a Part of Your Revolution"
https://www.behance.net/gallery/94673/If-I-cant-dance-I-dont-want-to-be-a-part#
Purple magazine
I'll be your mirror
Portraits styled by Pascale Gatzen
Pictures by Niels Schumm and Anuschka Blommers
Orson & Bodil
Co-lab Knitwear
The garments were knit, sewn and finished by using only one single fabric.