Original artwork description:

100 x 70 cm - Paper and acrylic on canvas - 2020

The Muse never wanted to be a Princess. She never wanted to depend on a man on horseback who would one day come and pick her up. Worse, save her. To be a Princess is to be a foil. A bit like a Miss France. It’s about being beautiful and ensuring the longevity of the royal lineage. The Muse is better than that. She is not only beautiful, she is charismatic, cultured, intelligent and admired. She doesn't belong to anyone but inspires everyone. Men seek her touch, her essence, while women envy her grace and elegance.

Disney doesn't like the Muses. He prefers Lonely Princesses, size 36 if possible. A small 36 even. While looking for which paper I was going to use for this Muse with perfect curves, I came across my Disney albums. I looked for characters, let's say it, big. At Disney, fat people are mean or comical. The skin of the Muse is then covered with these stereotypes, with which children have been inundated since childhood. The Princesses (Belle, Cinderella) wear beautiful dresses, they have beautiful long hair and a slim waist. And they easily find a rich guy. And yeah. The big ones are always ridiculous: the Lady of Hearts and the twins Tweedledum and Tweedledee from Alice in Wonderland, Maurice, the father of Belle and Big Ben in Beauty and the Beast, as well as the big cat Lucifer (nothing but the name) and the king, an ultra comical character, in Cinderella. Fortunately, a glimmer of hope appears in the new feature films: in Frozen, Elsa has become Queen of the Kingdom (Maseltov!). She governs alone and in no way seeks to settle down. Her sister Anna is at the beginning of the story a caricature of the Disney Princess: she falls in love with the first stupid Prince and wants to marry him quickly. Fortunately, she will realize that she is totally wrong.

Materials used:

Paper and acrylic on canvas

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