Friday 24 February 2012
Who is Zinaida?
Every one has their Muse's and Rina has used women from all over history and art. In this case he jewellery was well under way when we happened upon this perfect image for the woman to wear the work in progress,freeing and helping the progress no end,but that's inspiration,that's the muse's job, or at least,place in the scheme of thing's.But it was the way in which she connects to so many other inspiration's that is so amazing to me.
She is Zinaida Gippus, ( 1869-1945 ) a Russian poet and described as " one of the most enigmatic and intelligent women of her time in Russia.The painting is by Leon Bakst ( 1866-1924 ) who was most famous for his set's and costume designs for Sergei Diaghilev's Ballets Russes and where does that not connect you to? Picasso,Chanel,Stravinsky,the list is really endless.And just look at her,with the George Sand cross dressing overtones and is she not a dead ringer for Marlene Dietrich?
Style and substance,just truly unbeatable forever.
Wednesday 15 February 2012
Getting Started.
As a sideline to the Rina Tairo website,here we just want to talk about things that may be related to design,jewellery and Ray's ever so slight grasp on style.culture and whatever the rabbit's loose in his top paddock are talking about.
As to view's and theory's that you might find in the ensuing day's,let's be quite clear from the start and state that Rina Tairo herself is entirely blameless.
Blame on the other hand,is a very good word for Rays position,as he remains on a shakey footing with anything amounting to responsibility.
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