billet-doux: The Chagall Collection

 

The beautiful and colorful imagery of Marc Chagall in The Chagall Collection by Bernardaud, currently available at the Dallas Museum of Art. Image courtesy of the DMA.

We are having a serious love affair with Bernardaud’s tabletop pieces entitled The Chagall Collection. The art of setting a table is taken literally with Limoges porcelain pieces depicting the Russian-born and French artist's work. Marc Chagall was known for his colorful painting, sculptures, and even costumes, especially in France. What we wouldn't give to see a full tablescape built around these gorgeous pieces of art. To see these beauties in person, get thee to the Dallas Museum of Art. Not to toot our own horns, but Dallas is the only U.S. city featuring Chagall's work then it's all back to France. To read more about this fantastic exhibit entitled Chagall: Beyond Color, co-organized by La Piscine Museum, Roubaix, France, and the DMA (and exclusively in these two cities)  visit here. 

Marc Chagall, Costume for a Clown (Aleko Scene II), 1942, Private collection, Paris © Archives Marc et Ida Chagall. © 2012 Artists Rights Society (ARS), New York/ADAGP, Paris

Marc Chagall, Model for the curtain "The Firebird", The Enchanted Forest, 1945, Private collection, © Archives Marc et Ida Chagall. © 2012 Artists Rights Society (ARS), New York/ADAGP, Paris

Marc Chagall, Between Darkness and Night, 1943, oil on canvas, private collection;  © 2013 Artists Rights Society (ARS), New York/ADAGP, Paris

 

Toast: Andy Warhol

"An obsession with fame and brand names is the essence of Andy Warhol's influence, some say." This quote from the New York Times struck us as we were catching up on one of our favorite artists of all time, the godfather of Pop Art himself, Andy Warhol. Say what you will about his attitude, his methods, and his madness, there is no denying the talent of a man who transformed pop culture and the art world. We can now only imagine what his talents could have brought to an internet-savvy world. So today, on his birthday, we toast Andy Warhol. May his fifteen minutes of fame never end.

Andy Warhol with dog Archie, photographed by Jack Mitchell, 1973.

Mix your pop elements and add fun tabletop additions, like bright bouquets or quirky bananas, made famous by Warhol himself. Don't you just love the cupcakes with Warhol inspired images?

Rentals: Louis Ghost Chair in Jet Black, Blue & White China, Mercury Glass Trumpet Vase, Black Square Acrylic Charger; Linens: Gold Paillette Organza, Gold Sequin Mesh, both Resource One, Inc. Linens. All rentals available at POSH Couture Rentals. Florals from Bows & Arrows.

Top: Jackie O and Marilyn immortalized as Warhol prints. Middle: A pop art inspired birthday party. Bottom: A Bows & Arrows retro photo shoot.

Want more of the King of Pop? The Metropolitan Museum of Art relishes his legacy with "Regarding Warhol: Sixty Artists, Fifty Years," opening in September. If you can't make it, read more about Warhol here.