It started with her early work and moved through abstract, time spent in Europe, textiles and fashion and how she used poetry in her work. She was born in 1885 and died in 1979, aged 94.
I particularly liked her early paintings and her paintings of flamenco and ballet in Portugal and Spain, in particular Le Bal Bullier. Obviously it is difficult to appreciate the painting from a picture, but it really captured the rhythm and movement of the dancers. The colours were fabulous.
Her move into textiles and fashion, around 1921, was interesting and there was a vast array of samples, sketchbooks and finished pieces. The hand stitching was lovely and there were many examples on display. Delaunay also designed many fabrics.
Another intriguing aspect of Delaunay's use of poetry in her work. she collaborated with other and produced an interesting series of dress poems. But the element of her work which stood out most was her use of colour. There was colour in everything, only a couple of small pieces in black & white (not of use for my current module, so I'll save for later) She said in 1972, 'Everything is feeling, everything is real. Colour brings me joy.'
This is one of the most interesting exhibitions I have been to and is well worth a visit.
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