Tag: Storytelling

Fairy Tales: Behind-the-seams of the costumes for the film ‘Mirror Mirror’

Posted by QAGOMA   ●   17 Apr 2024

QAGOMA conservator Michael Marendy gives us an insight into Eiko Ishioka‘s exquisitely designed costumes made for the film Mirror Mirror (2012). The ‘Cream wedding dress’ costume (illustrated) worn by Julia Roberts as ‘Queen Clementianna’ is made from 70 metres of Duchess Silk Satin creating a multitude of overlapping petals and vine tendrils from bodice to…

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Beneath Charles Blackman’s Alice in Wonderland

Posted by Anne Carter   ●   3 Apr 2024

We take you on a journey of discovery beneath the paint surface of The Blue Alice 1956-57, uncover previously hidden details, and look at the technique and materials used by Charles Blackman. Watch | ‘Through the Looking Glass’ Charles Blackman ‘The Blue Alice’ 1956-57 In April 1956, inspired by Lewis Carroll’s classic books Alice’s adventures…

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Fairy Tales: The history & hidden meaning of ‘Beauty and the Beast’

Posted by Sophie Hopmeier   ●   27 Mar 2024

Transformation is an essential element in the fairy tale tradition. A change of appearance can signal or conceal a character’s true identity. While some characters alter their own appearance to escape or trick others, many are victims — transfigured as punishment. The spells that trigger these transformations are, in many cases, broken by a character’s…

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Fairy Tales: Timothy Horn’s improbable objects

Posted by QAGOMA   ●   19 Mar 2024

The ‘Fairy Tales’ exhibition comes alive with magical moments that defy expectations. Timothy Horn’s Mother-load 2008 presents an improbable object — a coach made of sugar — rendering make‑believe into reality, while Glass slipper (ugly blister) 2001 gives a modern take on the ‘Cinderella’ story with an oversized, highly embellished jewel-encrusted slipper. ‘Fairy Tales’ unfolds…

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Fairy Tales: Ever After

Posted by QAGOMA   ●   12 Mar 2024

The final major theme of ‘Fairy Tales’, ‘Ever After’ addresses love and the myriad ways this complex emotion plays out in the genre. While the sentiment of ‘happily ever after’ often implies romantic love, fairy tales also offer broader perspectives on human connections, including love in all its forms — familial, platonic, intellectual and, of…

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