Porcelain sculpture "In pointe shoes"

The sculpture "In Pointe Shoes" from the Ballet Class series was made at the Imperial Porcelain Factory from hard biscuit porcelain.

The art of dance has always attracted the attention of masters of fine arts. Thanks to their creative searches, the magic of porcelain, we have the opportunity to visually see all the plastic dancers.

The history of the creation of sculptures "In a tutu" and "In pointe shoes" is quite interesting. One day Galina Belash, a sculptor at the Imperial Porcelain Factory, was invited by fellow artists from the Mariinsky Theatre to a rehearsal of a modern performance in a ballet class.

Having witnessed the birth of dance sketches, the sculptor was particularly interested in two young ballerinas who were resting between rehearsals. The girls were sitting on the floor, talking carelessly to each other and at the same time straightening their hair. It was this scene that became the starting point for the creation of sculptures "In a tutu" and "In pointe shoes".
As Galina Belash herself admits, in every era ballerinas became the heroes of paintings and sculptures, but she wanted to look at the servants of dance from a different angle, without classical steps and fouettes. And she succeeded. Two young fashionistas, it can be seen by their hairstyles, are full of charm, life and we easily understand that they are our contemporaries. Perhaps a few years will pass, and they will become the new stars of the Mariinsky Theater. The artist especially focuses on the lightness of the dresses and the grace of the girls.

The sculptures will be a wonderful gift for lovers of theatrical art and modern porcelain.