The Dying Swan
Posted: February 29, 2016 Filed under: Art, Fashion | Tags: caribbean art, carnival, carnival 2016, carnival king, costume design, dying swan, getty images, jha-whan thomas, mas man, moko jumbie, pavlova, Peter Minshall, ras nijinsky in drag, swan, Trinidad and Tobago, Trinidad Carnival 1 CommentTrinidadian carnival artist Peter Minshall returned this year in full force with his Carnival King, The Dying Swan – Ras Nijinsky in drag as Pavlova, a sublime Moko Jumbie ballerina brought to life by Jha-whan Thomas. Its beauty lies in the simplicity of the costume and the delicacy of the movement which accompanies a steel pan rendition of Camille Saint-Saens’s ‘The Swan’.
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Life’s a Beach
Posted: September 10, 2015 Filed under: Art, Photography | Tags: beach, beach culture, Brazil, kitsch, life's a beach, magnum photos, Martin Parr, Rio, sun bathers, swan, tanning 1 CommentMartin Parr has been photographing beach life over many decades, documenting all aspects of this tradition including close ups of sun bathers, swimming dips and picnics in the UK as well as in countries as far apart as China, Argentina and Thailand. This [collection] demonstrates Parr’s engagement with a cherished subject matter, where all absurdities and quirky National behaviours seamlessly fuse together. Text from Magnum Photos
