Call me ignorant, but I did not know of
Louise Fuller (aka Loïe Fuller) a famous American dancer who died in Paris in 1928. Why am I talking about her? Because... this is her! Or rather, a statue of her by
Georg Baselitz, a German painter who's work is currently exhibited in
Le Jardin des Tuileries during the
Fiac (the modern art event I was telling you about a few days ago).
That's entirely different!
ReplyDeleteCool statue! I think she was there during the Josephine Baker er??
ReplyDeleteJosephine Baker ERA, I mean. :-)
ReplyDeleteI love the statue! I wonder if Ms. Fuller would have liked it.
ReplyDeleteMaybe not the most graceful depiction of a dancer I've ever seen, but powerful for sure!
ReplyDeleteI looked up the old (1897!) film featuring Louise Fuller on You Tube and this statue certainly conveys the necessary amount of swirling movement. Unfortunately when I look at it, I can't help seeing Frankenstein's monster going for the 4 hula hoop dance record. :-)
ReplyDeleteLoie Fuller was a hit in her time, a very early multi-media artist. Henri Toulouse-Lautrec was enthralled by her stage performance: multiple color lighting, huge flowing dresses. I guess I wouldn't have guessed that this sculpture was her, but that's ok. -Jeff
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