Demeter Chiparus was a Romanian sculptor working in the Art Deco style. His distinctive sculptures, frequently combining bronze and ivory, depicted female dancers in ancient Egyptian or contemporary ballet robes. Chiparus was markedly inspired by the discovery of Tutankhamun’s tomb during his lifetime, as well as by Serge Diaghilev’s Ballets Russes.

I love his ability to create fluidity and movement in his pieces; with their elongated forms in draped, twirling fabrics. Dancers making shapes in costumes of my dreams…