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Having got a new computer I've been sifting through my art library (other people's art), in the hope of simplifying it.
I came across a few slideshows I'd made about ten years ago for my own interest, I can put them on a usb stick and watch them on my large screen TV. I thought this one might be of interest. It's not really suitable for Dixie's art thread as that deals with individual artists, and this covers a period of big change in Paris, lots of different now famous artists, and how one woman from a poor background beat the odds and became an artist.
I'm just going to post my slideshow pics, so if it doesn't appeal, I haven't made too much of an effort. It gets a bit wordy. Having found this info on the Internet I thought I'd get it down before I forgot it.
As I was doing this I thought it might be information overload, so I've left quite a few pics out. I'm not overwhelmed by her art, but became fascinated by her story and what was happening in Paris at the time of some of my favourite artists.
All this confirms my theory that to be an artist you need the right mindset, and this lady from a very poor background had it.
Not sure this is the right way to present a forum piece...too much in one go maybe. We'll see.
As I was doing this I thought it might be information overload, so I've left quite a few pics out. I'm not overwhelmed by her art, but became fascinated by her story and what was happening in Paris at the time of some of my favourite artists.
All this confirms my theory that to be an artist you need the right mindset, and this lady from a very poor background had it.
Not sure this is the right way to present a forum piece...too much in one go maybe. We'll see.
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Thank you for your interest. I've been to Paris a few times Christine. Each time I went to Montmartre, it was very touristy, but the old buildings were crammed with history. It was still crammed with artists too, many trying to eke out a living. I'd heard of the cabaret bar 'La Lupin Agile' from documentaries I've watched, and knew it was the haunt of many now-famous artists. On coming across the photos of its interior I was surprised how shabby it was. Not really surprising I suppose, many of these artists were dirt-poor at the time, that's why they lived in Montmartre.
Here's a few pics I left out....
I find it interesting to find out about artists lives. Toulouse Lautrec is always spoken of as some kind of midget because an accident in his youth had stunted his growth, in fact he was about the average height for that time. A quirky fact was that several of his friends were tall for that time, like the chap in the above posed picture.
I find it interesting to find out about artists lives. Toulouse Lautrec is always spoken of as some kind of midget because an accident in his youth had stunted his growth, in fact he was about the average height for that time. A quirky fact was that several of his friends were tall for that time, like the chap in the above posed picture.
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It did take a while to post, Marjorie. In the end I reduced the pics by a third as I went along.
This slideshow was done more than 10 years ago, it's hard to be precise each time you copy them to new folders the date changes. At that time I was into making these slideshows, and have others, I'd have to seriously prune them if I made another post.
I haven't read that book, I'll look out for it. There has been a series on Sky Arts about Picasso and others in the early days in Paris. 'The Adventurers of Modern Art'. A quirky French made series. I found it interesting.
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Interesting thread. I had no idea about Suzanne Valadon. It does remind me of a funny story - well I think it's funny, but I think you have to be an artist to fully appreciate it (ie, other people didn't get it).
I used to work in a homeless shelter in Edinburgh and we slept the homeless overnight in churches and church halls. One church had red heat lamps that automatically came on in the morning. We already had our guests up by that time and as they were rousing we would be in among them, collecting their blankets and sleep mats. One night we stayed at that church and next morning I was collecting mats and blankets as usual. I'm tall, so it was easier to get about on my knees as I was doing it. In the half light of dawn I couldn't really see who was near me, but then suddenly the heat lamps came on, flooding the church with red light. I looked around me and saw two women either side of me, who I knew worked as prostitutes. So with me on my knees, looking like the short-legged Toulouse Lautrec surrounded by good time girls, a staid Presbyterian church in the suburbs of Edinburgh was for a few minutes turned into the red light district of fin de siecle Paris.
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