I went to this life drawing afternoon organized by London Drawing in St Pancras Church, and it was awesome!
One of the life drawing models, reenacting the painting Self Seers II (Death and Man) by Egon Schiele
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The idea
There were 4 different set-ups where life drawing models re-enacted selected works from Gustav Klimt and Egon Schiele. The set-ups were impressive, including carefully designed props and trippy background music, which together created a weird and inspiring atmosphere, perfect for throwing you out of your usual way of looking at things. You can check out more pictures of the set-ups on London Drawing’s Instagram
Danaë by Gustav Klimt
The most colorful scene was a superb interpretation of Gustav Klimt’s Danaë, including rich purple fabrics and the manifestion of Zeus as a a shiny golden yellow theatre prop.
More from Egon Schiele
The last set was a mashup between two pieces by Schiele, the drawing Black Haired Girl Standing and the painting Small Tree in Late Autumn.
The London Drawing team who prepared the event managed to find a branch as tortured as the one depicted by Schiele, and the model was wearing a black wig in the style of the girl’s drawing. I really appreciated that level of attention to detail, which made the event exceptional.
The model was not only reenacting the drawing. Here, she was wearing a white shirt and a large ribbon tied around her neck. The lighting coming from below gave an eerie quality to the scene.
