Art - Goût - Beauté, Feuillets de l' élégance féminine, Mai 1929, No. 105, 9e Année, p. 18 1929

R. Drivon made this fashion plate in May 1929, using delicate lines and soft washes of colour. It’s from a French magazine, “Art - Goût - Beauté”, which translates to Art, Taste, Beauty. I imagine Drivon hunched over a table, maybe in a sunlit studio in Paris, carefully rendering each fold of fabric, each subtle shift in tone. The palette is muted: blacks, grays, and creams, punctuated by small details in red and blue, and the dresses are all the rage. I wonder if Drivon was thinking about capturing the spirit of the moment or just trying to meet a deadline. I've been there... Each figure seems to embody a different mood: there is a playful dress, a dramatic evening gown, and something you could wear to work. Drivon makes a conversation between them. There's a dialogue happening across time, inspiring new ways of seeing and being. It reminds me that painting is an embodied expression, full of ambiguities and endless possibilities.