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Anne Pigalle

Wednesday 26 April 2006

Polaroid burlesque.

Anne Pigalle’s polaroids could teach Dita Von Teese a thing or two about the true art of burlesque.

Born out of a project to entice back a former lover, her photos portray the artist in a series of erotically charged poses. Primarily, the polaroids act as snap shots of performance, but Pigalle then returns and intricately decorates each image until they become reminiscent of feminine religious icons.

Image used with kind permission of the artist. More images are viewable on annepigalle.com and at the Michael Hoppen Gallery website.

[And you might want to check out her classic ZTT album -- Everything Could Be So Perfect].

Posted by Anne-Fay | Tags: Anne Pigalle, photography
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