Jessica Spencer Solo Performance 2015

The Dance of the Sugar Plum Fatty

Edgar Degas

April22

Edgar Degas. A French born artist who identified and engaged with paintings of dancers.

Below are some images of the paintings Martin told me to have a look at. These paintings are very traditional in reference to how a dancer should look like. After having a closer look at the paintings, the dancers look quite lonely, even though they are with other dancers. It makes you think about what life would be like as a professional dancer and how much work they have to put in to look  a certain way. They also look quite sad. None of the dancers look happy to be dancing. These paintings make you think  about the demands each dancer has to go through and makes me wonder about my developing idea of learning to dance.

Blue Dancers

Dancers In Pink

The Green Dancer

References

Edgar-degas.org, (2015). The complete works – Edgar Degas – Page 1. [online] Available at: http://www.edgar-degas.org/the-complete-works.html [Accessed 22 Apr. 2015]. 

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