Even the dead are in debt...
Market Crash
Photography

2024

UTRGV Senior
Art Exhibit





Market Crash is a conceptual art
exhibit made during my last
semester at University of Texas
Rio Grande Valley as a BFA major
with a focus in graphic design.

The concept that was being
discovered was a designer label
that commented on the absurdity
of the capitalistic side of fashion
that keeps consumers financially
unwell in order to be part of a club
fashion brands are selling.

With an ironic twist, Market Crash
took an edgy and somewhat tasteless
take on this approach and conceived
a fashion brand that at one point was
a first attempt on a clothing brand that
was started in 2018.

Photography, design, and production
by Edgar Torres
MARKET CRASH IS A CONCEPTUAL ART
EXHIBIT MADE DURING MY LAST SEMESTER
AT UTRGV AS PART OF A CAPSTONE COURSE.

THE CONCEPT WAS A DESIGNER LABEL THAT
COMMENTED ON THE ABSURDITY OF THE
CAPITALISTIC SIDE OF FASHION THAT KEEPS
PEOPLE FINANCIALLY UNWELL IN ORDER TO
BE PART OF THE CLUB FASHION BRANDS ARE
SELLING TO THE PUBLIC. WITH AN IRONIC TWIST,
MARKET CRASH TOOK AN EDGY AND SOMEWHAT
TASTELESS TAKE ON THIS IDEA AND CONCEIVED
A FASHION BRAND THAT AT ONE POINT WAS A
FIRST ATTEMPT ON A CLOTHING BRAND THAT
WAS STARTED IN 2018.

PHOTOGRAPHY, DESIGN, AND PRODUCTION
BY EDGAR TORRES
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