TikTok user @/schirrgenius lays it all out but basically their timelines are very in sync and Degas notoriously had a voyeuristic, disrespectful relationship with women. It would make sense that Degas, a sculptor and painter, would want to dissect women. It’s a very interesting theory
Linked above is The Dance Class. You should also check out The Rehearsal of the Ballet Onstage, as well as this article by The Crossroads Gazette: Edgar Degas: The Good, the Bad, and the Ballet. It revealed a lot of disturbing stuff about the paintings and Degas himself, but I thought it was interesting to read nonetheless.
sketches by Ingres he would do before painting over them,, I just love the style of the extremely detailed faces and very sketchy clothes
And he has got such a good fancy name like we gotta bring those to 21st century America
In 1974, conceptual artist Hans Haacke created "Manet-PROJEKT '74," which traced the ownership history of Édouard Manet's "Bunch of Asparagus". This project revealed how the painting passed from a Jewish art collector to Hermann Josef Abs, a financial advisor to Hitler. Haacke's work aimed to highlight the political and social implications of art ownership. The project was rejected by the Wallraf-Richartz Museum in Cologne due to its connection to Abs.
never a bad vibe, so catchy and instantly makes my day better.
feeling low energy? vroom vroom.
feeling sentimental? track 10.
wanna dance? club classics. and the new album is coming out JUNE 7th!!
i love to be with my pals and experience the phases of the evening— dinner, sweet treat, dancing, pizza, chatting, video games, about to crash. it feels so wonderful to experience the whole gambit and then part ways.
