"One of our most groundbreaking artists, Pam was a colourist of Warholian proportions, creating art to be hung on the body rather than the walls of a gallery. She was a punk who provocatively mashed up gender and sexual stereotypes. Fashion was the art form that freed her imagination, and her success was due to her talent and drive being greater than her disdain of the conformist industry and the gatekeepers surrounding it."
"Born in Paisley into a close-knit family, the young Pam was a feisty ingredient added to a soup already brimming with fabric, colour and design. Often seeming on the verge of being swallowed up by Glasgow, Paisley retains its fierce independent spirit; shaped by textiles, political activism, a strong civic culture and aesthetic sensibility. There was no art in our house, but there was always a sense of adventure, imagination, and an openness to be ourselves,"
"Glasgow School of Art was a revelation. It seemed crazy that there was an institution where you would go to do what I loved best. It drew me in like a life force. London then called, but the Royal College of Art was secondary to her development. The Blitz club, with its Steve Strange-policed door policy dress fabulously and outrageously proved the real catalyst for Pam's fashion future."
Pamela Hogg lived a prolific, boundary-pushing creative life across major UK cultural moments for over three decades. She produced bold, wearable art and used colour and punk aesthetics to challenge gender and sexual stereotypes. Fashion liberated her imagination and her success stemmed from exceptional talent and determination that overcame industry conformism and gatekeepers. Her life embodied creativity, independence, courage, and kindness. Born in Paisley, she absorbed a regional textile and civic culture that informed her aesthetic. Glasgow School of Art provided revelation and direction, while London nightlife and the Blitz club catalysed her distinct fashion trajectory.
Read at www.theguardian.com
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