The movement and balance of the body during dancing offers a myriad of fascinating shapes and forms for the artist. With added elegance and passion there is no shortage of inspiration to be captured. Even the most abstract artistic interpretation of dance can express the free spirit of a body in creative motion.
I’d venture to say that dance was the original performing art, evolving from the spontaneous expression of spiritual forces during tribal gatherings and also developed as a vehicle for storytelling and deity worship. This is evident in ancient rock paintings, which depicted the dancing of ceremonial performances and tribal celebrations vividly. Whether it be the spirit invocation of a shaman and their unpredictable body reactions during ecstatic trance states in healing rituals or the choreography of a group of dancers, all the entrancing dance movements have been recorded. Detailed dance performance were created by the ancient tribes as a means to pass down their history through the generations.
Dance is where chaos and harmony can merge and a dancer can transcend his individuality during a performance. The flexing muscles, the extended limbs, the exquisite balance and depth of rhythmic expression, during the sequence of his own sculpted movements, provides the perfect medium to be frozen in form by an artist, especially with sculpture. The cohesion of movement, mind and spirit providing an irresistible source of subject matter
Art Deco Bronze figurine of Tierra by Priess
Erte Oriental Mystery Bronze Vase 1990
1930′s Art-Deco Russian Ballet porcelain figurine - -William Goebel
Flamenco Dancers sculpture installation by Russian artist Ilia Idelchik at Spanish Village, Balboa Park, San Diego
sdflamenco.com
Bronze dance couple figurines sculpture
Bronzedynasty
“Abstract Dancer” Raku Vessel. Michael Gustavson
( Latitude Gallery )
Art Deco ceramic figure by Rudolf Podany for Keramos, Austria 1920s – height 33.5 cm
Argentine tango sculpture - John Brown
‘Art and Fashion’ – Judith Meulenbe
Art Deco pottery figure by Katzhutte
‘Spring Dance’, French Art Deco Dancers by Pierre Laurel, circa 1925
( James Infante )
Bronze Dancing Lady Sculpture
C. Rossi- art deco sculpture
Dancers Xyla Johnson, Tanicia Nastacio, and Alexandra Nastacio perform the Pottery Dance.
Cellicion Traditional Zuni Dancers celebrating the Summer Solstice at Chaco Canyon National Historical Park
Ceramic Argentinian Tango dancers
Art Deco Dancing Lady Clock
( sheryl’s-artdeco.com )
Daum Pate De Verre glass palm magnum vase
Dancing couple sculpture – Daum
Faience Dancer by D’Argyl
Sheryls Art Deco
Goldscheider pottery figurine -‘Sailor’s Dance’ by Dakon,
Austria circa-1928
La Valse [The Waltz], 1889-1905 – Camille Claudel
Jacques Lipchitz – Dancer
( Lipchitz was an ardent collector of African art. )
Pieces Of Puzzle – Rajendra Pradhan, India
Modele La Danse – Larche Raoul Francois table lamp
Kees Verkade sculpture at Biot
Eve -1928-Cleveland Museum Of Art
Marie Paule Deville Chabrolle sculpture
Maurice Bouval Nouveau Gilt Bronze Flamenco Dancer
Sherri K. McEuen – Butterfly Princess -bronze sculpture
Laurenzl Art Deco Dancer 1930s – Figurine – Goldscheider Wein
Robert Holmes Dancers IV
Pair of porcelain dancing figurines – Robi
David Perret outdoor sculpture
Andrew Benyei Perfect Marriage – dancer sculptures
The Circle of Love sculpture by Kim Lawerence,
Duncan McClellan – Art Glass Dancing Vase
Bronze art deco dancing girl sculpture signed C.MIRVAL
Russian Ballet dancers clock Molnija –1960′s-
Art deco metal sculpture “Liesse” (Jubilation) signed Fayral (Pierre Lefaguays pseudonym).
Height 11.4 inches
Roman relief with a dancing maenad
ca.-27 BC–14 AD
( Met Museum )
Fayral statue art deco
Edouard Cazaux dancers cup
Statue of Anna Pavlova on the dome of the Victoria Palace Theatre , London
Steven McGovney-Idle Riche -Dancer Teapots
Swirling Sprites vase by Judith Taylor
Judith-Taylor – former soloist with the American Ballet Theater now using movement to bring clay to life
Vintage Ceramic Samba Dancer Salt-& Pepper Shaker Set - Galagray-
Female dancers on Boiotian pot,-circa-640-BCE
Brian Chessmar - Bequest
USA
Some of the dance sculptures from above shown with background music by Shelea
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