'Supine Flames' sculpture by Melanie Newcombe The radical Cubist art developed at the beginning of the 20th Century by Braques and Picasso was one of the first forms of abstract art. The Cubists challenged conventional forms of representation, such as perspective, which had been the rule since the Renaissance. Their aim was to develop a revolutionary new way of seeing which reflected the streamlined modern age. Picassos realisation in 1907 that African art had a deeper mission to give…

Loïe Fuller (1863-1928, american) was a pioneer of modern dance whose influence sparked a new generation of dancers in the early 1900’s.

Skirt dancing, involving the dancer’s graceful manipulation of a full skirt, was a widely popular genre in the U.S. when Loïe Fuller premiered her Serpentine dance in 1892. Fuller’s costume …

Norway-born, London-based fashion photographer and filmmaker Sølve Sundsbø has garnered respect for his otherworldly concepts, stylistic versatility, and open-mindedness towards new technologies, from 3-D scanning to hand-painted retouching.He has sh…

Papinta performing the serpentine dance, c.1900.

Loie Fuller’s patent of the serpentine dance costume from from 1896. Wikipedia has thorough entry about her and her life.

“Picasso and Braque Go to the Movies” argues that film was a crucial formative influence on Modern painting, especially Cubism.

Loie Fuller Serpentine Dance 1896