l-r: edward steichen - maypole , the empire state building(a crazy photo! the lines!mygosh, how he managed to capture that on film, I don't know!genius), jean dupas,jean patou( i'll love for my ahem, wedding dress to look something like that)
For aesthetic reasons, I cropped the pictures.
so obviously, I didn't do any of the artist's featured justice.
Three of my favourite pieces from the national gallery of victoria's melbourne winter masterpieces collection, art deco 1910-1939.
to think I was going to give it a miss because no tim/dick/harry wanted to go.
hooboy, that was close.
I learned all about streamlining (ie, where ordinary household items were given the appearance of all things fast) ie. the cord (what a beauty!), how art nouveau met its demise, paul colin and his sketches of josephine baker (she who danced like a savage by night, dressed like a glamour doll by day and was pursued by a grand total 1500 men of which 1 killed himself at her feet). How each piece of furniture was painstakingly created, and how/where the table's legs ended was of such significance. Its amazing, staring at the layers of paint, every texture created, every flowered motif, the colours, layers of lacquer, rhinestone, platinum, gems.i was in awe really.
and there was this really cool installation of the strand's foyer.
salvaged from the erh claws of the bulldozer in the year 1969.
but one exhibit which struck me most, was the one which featured hollywood films in its heyday.
how even during the great depression, it garnered audiences of tens of millions, with only the Bible and Koran to beat.
how fantasy, dreams, hopes helped keep them alive.
i can't wait for next year's.
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