1922, Robert Delaunay, Manège de cochons (Pig carousel) -- Pompidou Center (Paris)
From the museum label: A pair of black-stockinged legs, swept up in a riot of colours, projects the noisy atmosphere of a Roaring Twenties funfair.
Myriad coloured discs, the artist's favourite motif, seem to rise from a hat. Their "tumultuous orchestration" draws onlookers into a merry-go-round's frantically swirling movement and music. The modern, brightly-lit, colourful city with its new advertising hoardings and popular, entertaining sports are a source of new sensations for the painter. In the foreground, Robert and Sonia Delaunay's friend Tristan Tzara, the dada poet, signifies the close ties between the painter couple and contemporary poetry.
1922, Robert Delaunay, Manège de cochons (Pig carousel) -- Pompidou Center (Paris)
From the museum label: A pair of black-stockinged legs, swept up in a riot of colours, projects the noisy atmosphere of a Roaring Twenties funfair.
Myriad coloured discs, the artist's favourite motif, seem to rise from a hat. Their "tumultuous orchestration" draws onlookers into a merry-go-round's frantically swirling movement and music. The modern, brightly-lit, colourful city with its new advertising hoardings and popular, entertaining sports are a source of new sensations for the painter. In the foreground, Robert and Sonia Delaunay's friend Tristan Tzara, the dada poet, signifies the close ties between the painter couple and contemporary poetry.