Les Ballet Russes
Sergei Diaghilev was the impresario who brought together the most radical collection of artists, musicians, performers and choreographers from the Russian exiles in Paris during the first two decades of the 20th century. The dancing style, led by the great Vaslav Nijinsky (1889-1950) caused great controversy because, like Cubism in art, it forged a new way of perceiving rhythm and dance.
The statuette I have used here in this made photograph is clearly an Art Deco replica (I wouldn't be able to afford the original). But the style lent itself to producing the shadows which accentuate the radical dancing style of Les Ballet Russes. As far as still life is concerned this one is all about lighting and monochromatic tones.
Here is an interesting short film (narrated by Tilda Swinton) that shows how radical Les Ballet Russes was at the time. "Diaghilev and Les Ballets Russes" www.youtube.com/watch?v=lmsR8eR2-MI
Les Ballet Russes
Sergei Diaghilev was the impresario who brought together the most radical collection of artists, musicians, performers and choreographers from the Russian exiles in Paris during the first two decades of the 20th century. The dancing style, led by the great Vaslav Nijinsky (1889-1950) caused great controversy because, like Cubism in art, it forged a new way of perceiving rhythm and dance.
The statuette I have used here in this made photograph is clearly an Art Deco replica (I wouldn't be able to afford the original). But the style lent itself to producing the shadows which accentuate the radical dancing style of Les Ballet Russes. As far as still life is concerned this one is all about lighting and monochromatic tones.
Here is an interesting short film (narrated by Tilda Swinton) that shows how radical Les Ballet Russes was at the time. "Diaghilev and Les Ballets Russes" www.youtube.com/watch?v=lmsR8eR2-MI