venerdì 19 agosto 2011

As magic as reality

"The Amazing Match Ballerinas' Circus" refers to the "Cirque Calder" by Alexander Calder, on view at the Whitney Museum of American Art in New York, which became popolar with the Parisian avantguard in 1927.

Alexander Calder's believed that art is fun (so do I).  He created a world made up of wire, strings and paper, and enjoied playing with it with the pure enchantment of a child. That's because he happened to believe in magic, just like children do.

Some pics of the Cirque Calder.




Calder had the ability to see a parallel world, hidden behind the veil of mundane reality, and to reveal it to the ones who were not able to see it.  This kind of art it's a status of mind. It is the ability to catch glimpses of the magic which our world is soaked with, and to turn it more real than reality itself. It is a gift to the human being, which all of us should be grateful for.

Next, a short video of the exhibitions of the Cirque Calder, as shown at the Withney Museum in New York.
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=t6jwnu8Izy0

sabato 13 agosto 2011

The Amazing Maracole's Match Ballerinas Circus




"The Amazing Maracole's Match Ballerinas Circus" is a mixed media artwork, which has been exhibited at The Hive, Los Angeles downtwon, on June 2011.

http://hivegallery.com/2010/news/june-4th-the-hives-1st-circus-circus-themed-show/




Some details of the artwork:










To be continued...

venerdì 12 agosto 2011

The challenge in the performance of a match ballerina.




Match ballerinas' performances may be very risky. During the reharsal various kind of accidents may occur at any time: ballerinas can burn by mistake, or they can even break while striking on the match box.


Most of them, after a long and constant training, do not get the chance to perform their show. This is very sad.




The tiniest match ballerinas in the world

Match ballerinas are extremely rare and fragile creatures. Born as matches, it is a mistery how it happens at a point that they become ballerinas. I believe it happens by magic (expression has a lot to do with magic.)



The tiniest match ballerinas in the world are 2 inches tall. As they are cheap matches, they burn quickly.



They come into a blister of 5. Each ballerina loves to wear a different tutu. They really care about the way they look like, even the cheapest ones.