THE STUDIO WILLY RIZZO WISHES YOU A HAPPY NEW YEAR 2022 !
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16 December, 2021 |
Since the 1940s, Willy Rizzo has been able to capture the movement of a dress, the candor of a look and the modernity of an era ; « The photographer of the beautiful people » masterfully portrayed the evolution of manners and fashions through its iconic photographs. In 1970, he started the design of furniture that is both elegant, sexy and functional. Rizzo often quoted the influence of his close friend Le Corbusier.
For Willy « It was never about recreate classic styles in modern furniture, that was not the point. It was about creating something new for a traditional context ».
This new exhibition tells us about two culturally and emotional rich themes, as well as unreleased moments from Italian and French history. Through his photographs of Tales by Perrault, Willy Rizzo stages the Comédie Française extras wearing costumes borrowed from theater wardrobes. The catches of large view with one optical chamber Linhof made in Rambouillet forest in December 1959, plunge us into the fantasy world of Rizzo which illustrates the most emblematic tales of Charles Perrault.
« For these eight stagings, I have borrowed costumes from the Comédie Française, asked extras to pose, used an optical chamber of 20x25 inches and to enlighten I needed several light sources. Jean Demachy who was artistic director of Marie Claire at the times helped me a lot. »
The Philanthropist’s Venetian Balls Charles de Beistegui and Count Volpi as well as Elsa Maxwell’s ball in Biarritz, majestically marked an era of fancy pleasures, luxuries sumptuous and cultural fairs in memory of the time spent. The elegant collection of photographs exhibited at Studio Willy Rizzo immerses us in the exclusive world of high society.
This eclectic mix of culture and society makes the ephemeral character accessible and legendary of these two fascinating worlds, the theater and the international aristocracy. All photographs and furniture are numbered and signed by Willy Rizzo.
All you have to do is to go discover them !
For Willy « It was never about recreate classic styles in modern furniture, that was not the point. It was about creating something new for a traditional context ».
This new exhibition tells us about two culturally and emotional rich themes, as well as unreleased moments from Italian and French history. Through his photographs of Tales by Perrault, Willy Rizzo stages the Comédie Française extras wearing costumes borrowed from theater wardrobes. The catches of large view with one optical chamber Linhof made in Rambouillet forest in December 1959, plunge us into the fantasy world of Rizzo which illustrates the most emblematic tales of Charles Perrault.
« For these eight stagings, I have borrowed costumes from the Comédie Française, asked extras to pose, used an optical chamber of 20x25 inches and to enlighten I needed several light sources. Jean Demachy who was artistic director of Marie Claire at the times helped me a lot. »
The Philanthropist’s Venetian Balls Charles de Beistegui and Count Volpi as well as Elsa Maxwell’s ball in Biarritz, majestically marked an era of fancy pleasures, luxuries sumptuous and cultural fairs in memory of the time spent. The elegant collection of photographs exhibited at Studio Willy Rizzo immerses us in the exclusive world of high society.
This eclectic mix of culture and society makes the ephemeral character accessible and legendary of these two fascinating worlds, the theater and the international aristocracy. All photographs and furniture are numbered and signed by Willy Rizzo.
All you have to do is to go discover them !
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