A term meaning "Living Picture," the Tableau Vivant was a popular form of entertainment in Europe before photography, radio, or film. A group of models would recreate paintings, etchings, or scenes from books by posing in frozen attitudes on a stage, often with elaborate costumes, props, and lighting. Tableaux Vivants are still created at the annual Pageant of the Masters in Laguna Beach - a $4.1 million production featuring 40 art works recreated over a period of 2 months. For this assignment, you will create a Tableau of one work of figurative art, and use it as a reference for a new illustration. The illustration will be 11"x15".
Traditions to look at:
Chinese Scrolls
European Illuminated Manuscripts
Egyptian Painting
Greek Vase Painting
Persian Miniature Painting
*Ukiyo-e Prints
BOLD - The main one I'm interested in
* - That one awkward one that COULD work if I choose the right one...
Of course, I will be looking at all of these. Let's see how this works.
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