Me by Igor + Andre

Schiele Femme assise (1911)

Toulouse-Lautrec Suzanne Valadon (1886/87)

J'ai eu récemment la délicieuse surprise de recevoir un dessin du talentueux Danny Roberts. Touchée par son talent, j'ai immédiatement pensé au portraits torturés et expressifs de Egon Schiele (comme Rumi l'a si bien dit), avec un coté graphique et coloré qui rappelle Toulouse Lautrec et ses séries de portraits de cocottes parisiennes. Cependant, si Schiele déforme presque ses modèles, Danny Roberts les sublime avec sa propre fantasmagorie, par un style caméléon, qui s'adapte à merveille au modèle et à sa personnalité. Chacun des dessins de cette série de blogueuses possède sa propre indépendance et personnalité, le trait prend corps avec le modèle et lui crée son propre univers. Serait-il le Toulouse-Lautrec de la blogosphère ?

I recently had the wonderful surprise of getting an illustration from the talented Danny Roberts. I was touched by his stroke of genius, which as Rumi has aptly remarked, made me think of the tortured and expressive portraits of Egon Schiele, combined with a graphic and colorful quality that immediately reminded me of Toulouse-Lautrec and his series of sketches depicting tarty Parisian women. However, if Schiele almost deconstructs his models, Danny Roberts glorifies his with his brand of fantasy, revealing a cameleon-like style that marvelously blends with the subject and her personality. Each of the sketches of this string of female bloggers has its distinct character and appeal, and the artist paints in such a way that it revolves around the character and her place in the universe. Could Danny Roberts be the Toulouse-Lautrec of the blog world?