Dianna Cohen
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Los Angeles-based multi-media visual artist, painter, and curator Dianna Cohen is best known for her two-dimensional and three-dimensional works using recycled plastic bags, ranging from small hanging pieces to room-sized installations. Most recently, she applied her creations to surfboards via the acclaimed group show FLOW -- fine lines on water (which she also curated), presented in L.A., Laguna Beach and Pacific Grove, California in 2006, and in 2007 at Santa Barbara's East/West Gallery.
Cohen has also expanded her use of recycled plastic bags into making wearable art pieces. The meticulous hand-sewing of the materials -- employed in all her works -- is perfectly suited to these creations, and alt-rock/pop duo The Ditty Bops will wear Cohen's conscious couture at their July 28 concert at L.A.'s Henry Fonda Theater. The show's part of the eco-activist act's summer FARM Tour, raising money for Farm Aid and other local farm support organizations.
Wearable art by Dianna will also adorn Ed Begley's wife, actress Rachelle Carson, on an episode of Begley's environmentally-themed show Living With Ed. Begley and Carson visited Cohen's L.A. studio in May to shoot a segment airing this fall (date TBD), spotlighting Dianna's long-term green tradition in art-making and sustainable living. Carson was so taken with the bag couture that she intends to also wear it at upcoming green carpet events.
Website: http://www.diannacohen.com/