02 March 2012

To Fly Elsewhere

copyright (c) 2012, Sharon Edmunds
To Fly Elsewhere, Mixed-Media on Arches, 12" x 9"


'I had wanted to show a bird not softly moving his arms and body as if poised for some gracious but meaningless flight (as all the Kirov's dancers had done before) but a bird tense with a strong desire to really fly away, see the world, and break loose from known, familiar surroundings....I wanted to show a bird tempted by a mysterious enticement to fly elsewhere.'

- Rudolf Nureyev, describing his interpretation of The Blue Bird from the ballet, 'The Sleeping Beauty'.*



$1000
(Framed, Black Gallery Wood Frame w/light cream matte: 18 7/8" x 15 1/8" x 1 1/4")
(+ S&H)




*Quote from: 'Nureyev', Rudolf Nureyev, U.S.A., 1963, E.P. Dutton & Co., Inc. 
Copyright (c) 1962, Opera Mundi

8 comments:

  1. What a strong and expressive face! Love that's it's set against the delicate pattern in the background and the blue bird.

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  2. Hi Stephanie! Thank you for the sweet comment.

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  3. Hi Sharon. Yes, a strong and expressive face and a beautiful quote!
    Breaking loose and flying away....

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  4. Hi Eric, and thank you! Yes, it is all about the journey.

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  5. Très belle création, vibrante, maîtrisée et dont la palette de couleurs intensifie le regard de cet homme-oiseau, que la condition humaine et la gravité ramèneront inévitablement au sol. Ce drame est exprimé par toi, dans cette œuvre avec une très grande sensibilité,troublant notre âme comme un pas de danse de ce danseur-étoile Rudolf Nureyev.

    Roger

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    1. Bonjour Roger. Comme je l'ai peint ce portrait, je cherchais l'equivalent visuel qui exprimerait l'intensite emotionnelle contenue de l'art de cet homme de la danse. Vos mots ici signifie beaucoup pour moi. Ils sont un cadeau doux! Merci, Roger. Merci beaucoup!

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  6. Sharon, this is a wonderful expressive painting! Bravo!

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