The term living statue refers to a mime artist who poses like a statue or mannequin, usually with realistic statue-like makeup, sometimes for hours at a time. A statue is a Sculpture in the round representing a person or persons an animal or an event normally full-length as opposed to a bust, and at least close to life-size Mannequin (alternately manikin, mannikin, manakin, dummy or lay figure) This is an art that requires a great deal of patience and physical stamina.
Living statue performers have been known to pose as shop window mannequins in order to fool passers by, and a number of hidden camera shows on television have had living statues suddenly spring to life to startle people. A hidden camera is a still or Video camera used to film people without their knowledge Television ( TV) is a widely used Telecommunication medium for sending ( Broadcasting) and receiving moving Images, either monochromatic As with all performing arts, living statue performers may perform as buskers or in commissioned shows. Busking is the practice of performing in Public places for Tips and Gratuities. Some living statues are also invited to perform in fine arts exhibitions.
History
The tableau vivant, or group of living statues, was a regular feature of medieval and Renaissance festivities and pageantry, such as royal entries by rulers into cities. Tableau vivant (plural tableaux vivants) is French for "living picture The Renaissance (from French Renaissance, meaning "rebirth" Italian: Rinascimento, from re- "again" and nascere The Royal Entry, also known by various other names including Triumphal Entry and Joyous Entry, embraced the ceremonial and festivities accompanying a Typically a group enacting a scene would be mounted on an elaborate stand decorated to look like a monument, placed on the route of the procession. A living statue appeared in a scene of the 1945 French masterpiece film Les enfants du paradis (Children of Paradise), and early living statue pioneers include the London-based artists Gilbert and George in the 60s. Les Enfants du Paradis (released as Children of Paradise in North America, but more correctly translated as Children of the Gods Gilbert Prousch (often misspelled as Proesch) (born in San Martin (San Martino, Italy, September In the early years of the 20th century, the German dancer Olga Desmond put on “Evenings of Beauty” (Schönheitsabende) in which she posed nude in imitation of classical works of art ('living pictures'). Olga Desmond (born Olga Sellin in 1891 in Allenstein in East Prussia, now in Poland; died 2 August 1964 in Berlin) was
Living Statue Events
There is an annual competition for such performers at Arnhem in the Netherlands. Arnhem ( ( South Guelderish: Èrnem) is a city and Municipality, situated in the eastern part of the Netherlands. The Netherlands ( Dutch:, ˈnedərlɑnt is the European part of the Kingdom of the Netherlands, which consists of the Netherlands the Netherlands Also, the U.S. city of Laguna Beach, California, is home to the annual Pageant of the Masters show which is created by local amateur volunteers as part of the city's Festival of the Arts. The United States of America —commonly referred to as the Laguna Beach is a seaside resort and artist community located in southern Orange County California, approximately southeast of the county seat of Santa Ana. The Pageant of the Masters is an annual festival held by the Festival of Arts in Laguna Beach California. The Festival of the Arts, or simply Festival is a three day arts Festival in Grand Rapids held on the first Friday Saturday and Sunday of June The show presents living statue recreations of several dozen famous artworks in one evening. The show is set to classical music and about two minutes are allocated per artwork. In Portugal, the city of Espinho organizes since 1997 a living statues contest, the Sunday of June near the 16 (the municipal holiday). Espinho ( pron ɨʃ'piɲu is a city and municipality in Portugal with a total area of 21
Epcot Center in Orlando, Florida has hosted interactive examples of living statues from Unity Productions[1] since April 1995. Epcot is a Theme park at the Walt Disney World Resort. The park is dedicated to international Culture and technological Innovation. Orlando is a major City in central Florida, USA and is the County seat of Orange County Florida. At concerts for The Dresden Dolls, there are often living statues, as the lead singer/pianist Amanda Palmer was a living statue before starting The Dresden Dolls. The Dresden Dolls are an American musical duo from Boston Massachusetts. Amanda MacKinnon Palmer (born April 30, 1976) is a performer most noted for being the lead singer pianist and lyricist/composer of the "Brechtian punk cabaret"
Other uses
In science fiction and fantasy the term often has the opposite meaning: humans (or other humanoid creatures such as elves) who are immobilized by technology or magic and sometimes disguised as real statues, often remaining conscious in the process. Fantasy is a Genre that uses magic and other Supernatural forms as a primary element of plot, theme, and/or setting An elf is a creature of Norse mythology. The elves were originally imagined as a race of minor nature and fertility gods, who are often pictured as youthful-seeming Technology is a broad concept that deals with a Species ' usage and knowledge of Tools and Crafts and how it affects a species' ability to control and adapt Magic, sometimes known as sorcery, is a Conceptual system that asserts human ability to control the natural world (including events objects people and
- In Michael Moorcock's fantasy novel The Queen of the Swords, the heroes encounter the Frozen Army that once set out to fight an evil goddess but were turned into living statues instead. Michael John Moorcock (born 18 December 1939, in London) is an English writer primarily of Science fiction and fantasy who has also A novel (from Italian novella, Spanish novela, French nouvelle for "new" "news" or "short story A goddess is a Female Deity. Many Cultures have goddesses Often deities are part of a polytheistic system that includes several deities
- In the Anne Rice novel The Queen of the Damned, vampire queen Akasha and her husband Enkil turn into statues after remaining motionless for centuries. Anne Rice (born Howard Allen O'Brien on October 4, 1941) is a best-selling American Author of gothic and religious-themed The Queen of the Damned (1988 is the third novel of Anne Rice 's The Vampire Chronicles series In the novels of Anne Rice, Those Who Must Be Kept are the progenitors of all Vampires who are also regarded as the King and Queen of the Vampires
- The 2005 movie House of Wax, which depicts a town full of ultra-realistic wax statues who are, in fact, real people encased in wax. House of Wax is a 2005 Horror film, directed by Jaume Collet-Serra.
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See also
External links
Living Statue Resources
- Busker Alley - Pages of rare living statues videos!
- Living Sculptures gallery
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