Trying to paint a geometric 'Sonia Delaunay' watercolor is not so easy.
Everyone asks what's on in Paris My secret: posters in the Metro. I shoot & stash photos on my ipad. I noticed the Delaunay show was opening the 17th at the Musee d'art Moderne. I ran 🏃♂️over the day before and caught the press preview. I was lucky 🍀
This is a huge and beautiful retrospective.
Delaunay lived to be 96 and never stopped producing art.
Her husband, Robert Delaunay, is perhaps more famous and that's her doing.
He died at the beginning of the Second World War in 1941. She promoted his paintings assiduously,
Continuing to work in a multitude of mediums including fabrics, home furnishing, fashion.
I don't know if Delaunay turned her hand to kitchen design (cuisine). If you want a break mid-show, go to Smack in the Palais de Tokyo - my favorite quick lunch places in the 16th on Avenue President Wilson. Healthy, yummy, reasonable.
Delaunay was a prolific fashion designer first herself. And then, because of demand, for others.
Her gouache sketches are simply wonderful.
Her designs were perfect for the theatre & dance - brilliant colors and graphic geometric patterns
This is a don't-miss show . You will leave inspired.
More geometry and bright colors
These might well be the perfect colors to wear to the Delaunay show.
Printemps has lit up the entire store.
I was turned upside down by the jazzy bright colors.
Don't miss the jazzy religeuses at Cafe Pouchkine inside Printemps.
Witty fabric patterns.
There's a new accessory floor (the 4th) and LE SNEAKER is the IT shoe.
Downstairs crazy patterns from Kenzo and cupcakes from a Sugar Daze pop-up shop. Or get your geometric kick (licorice Allsorts) in a red-striped bag at the outdoor stall at Metro Odeon.
I’m Carol Gillott, an artist living in Paris. Every month I send out beautifully illustrated letters that capture the true Parisian experience.
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