I want to thank Ingrid of Fashion is My Muse for blogging about the fantastic Surreal exhibit at the Art Gallery of Ontario. We spent a delightful afternoon yesterday in Toronto at the AGO taking in the fabulous examples of art, fashion, furnishings, jewelry and
accessories that had all been part of the surrealistic movement.
I want to go back and see more. My head was swimming with all the fabulous exhibits, however I know I missed things.
gowns for hours.
Silk chiffon "torn" dress - collaboration with Dali
Pieced wool felt "harlequin" coat
handsewn plaited gold braid coat and cape The above are just a few examples of Schiap's designs that are on exhibit. Another favorite of mine is Charles James, who had several gowns and this very 80s looking jacket:
Not to be outdone in the fashion section, there was Dali's "Aphrodisiac" Jacket:
There were costumes from the Ballet Russes.....a couple of them below:
Along with some wonderful painted wardrobes and other pieces of furniture, there was this corset chair by Leonor Fini:
There was so much to see in this exhibit alone, that we had very little time to see some of the other exhibits. The AGO is a huge place and well worth a whole day visit. Numerous paintings by masters, including some of the Pre-Raphelites, sculpture, some fascinating and quirky installations, just sooooo much......I'm definitely planning a trip back!
I will end this with a picture of Dali's lobster phone.......
Obviously, this exhibit has nothing to do with dolls, however art of any kind can be inspiring and feed the creative juices and yesterday definitely proved that!
14 comments:
How wonderful! I would love to visit the gallery. I love the harlequin coat and the corset chair! I so wish I had such a vivid imagination!
OMG Sue...
I love pause #2 That first picture looks like the couch of Salvador Dali when we went to his museum in Spain... But there are so many many cool pictures you've chosen!
Amazing art!
Pattee
I went there in November and the gallery was amazing.
Maybe this is a new exhibit, I did not see this.
Love Renee xoxo
Pattee, you are correct - it is Dali's couch, I forgot to caption the pic.
I want the jacket with rose's and the corset chair! Wow how cool is that. You can be inspired by anything, nature, weird people,crazy people, and on and on. That's why I come here to your site Sue, you inspire me all the time!! Thanks for the nice comments on my blog. Pearl
These are Amazing!!
Have a wonderful day Sue!
Roxanne
Inspirational! Wow, I love the corset chair and the dresses are stunning! It sounds like a great day! Thank you for sharing it with us. I have to go now and check out the inspiration in your last post. How clever and talented she is! I love it!
Looks as if I have to make a trip to Toronto! But, in case I don't, thanks for the "tour" of the exhibit!
Thanks for sharing these pictures. What beautiful creative things.
Amazing! I love that table! Thanks for sharing these.
I would love to wear that 'Vase' dress, how amazing would it be. Thank you for sharing these pictures, inspiring.
Thank you for dropping by, your site is inspirational.
wow! you've given me yet another fine reason to travel way north ... thank you!
Thanks for sharing Sue...I agree, it doesn't have to be doll art to inspire doll makers...I enjoy ART period. I love the clothes. I have a book you might enjoy and will send you the title...it's all art clothes. The taxidermy however is a bit uncomfortable...the first photo reminds me of the American congress...sheep without an original thought hug, hug
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