MICA student blends history and gender in fashion

Jon Sham 0 Comment Maryland, The Baltimore Sun, Video Amadeus Guchhait, ellicott city, fashion, gender, history, maryland institute college of art, mica

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In his pale gray waistcoat, charcoal corduroys, and crisp white dress shirt buttoned to the neck, a burgundy ribbon tied around the collar, Amadeus Guchhait looks like he’s from another era.
So does his art.

Guchhait, a junior at the Maryland Institute College of Art in Baltimore and an Ellicott City native, has spent the semester creating a collection of clothing that unites disparate time periods and cultures as a commentary on western notions of identity and cultural appropriation. Read more here

Nov 5, 2012

The Pedicab Project in Baltimore

Jon Sham 1 Comment The Baltimore Sun, Video Baltimore, maryland institute college of art, mica, michelle nugent, pedicab, phillippines, waverly, waverly farmers market

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After Michelle Nugent, a half-Filipino-American, took her first trip to the Phillippines and noticed how they got around, she had an idea.

Now a community arts student at Maryland Institute College of Art in Baltimore, Nugent made a pedicab from an old children’s bike, a wooden chair, a handrail, some PVC pipe and cardboard. She decorated it with recycled paper bags, Coca-Cola cans and soda boxes (and one National Bohemian beer box), potato chip bags and other materials. Her intention with The Pedicab Project is to give people in Baltimore free rides in exchange for stories, which she will record and re-purpose to share with others. To learn more about The Pedicab Project, watch the video below the gallery.