What is it? A tutu for a ballet.
Medium- Ivory silk with subtle flashes of gold sequins on the netted tutu. Decorated with feathers forming a heart- shaped. Blue stone only burst of color. The burst of feathers separates the dancer's small torso to the full tutu.
Size- Short. The outfit kind of looks like an upside down dried shiitake mushroom.
Why created? To emphasized the dancer's long legs in a ballet.
Artist- Leon Bakst (1866- 1924) born in Grodno. Studied at the Saint Petersburg Academy of Art. Had little success as an academic painter. Began his career as an illustrator and a drawing teacher. Continued his studies in Paris in the 1890s. In 1887 he met Alexandre Benois (1870- 1960) a painter who helped his career. Late 1890's Benois, Bakst, and Dlaghilev formed an artistic movement called Mir Iskusstva (World of Art)
Style- Known for his use of vibrant colors and exotic designs.
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