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This is a piece from 2003 and it shows Petina with Andur's own Shahree who is a professional bottle dancer in the city. Andur has a long history in glass-working dating back to Ancient Egyptian times. In later times they have succeeded in importing glass-blowing technology and know how from Medieval Italy and know provide some of the finest glasswares in the Middle East/ Africa.
With such a readily available supply of glassware it is not surprising that the tradition of mouse bottle dancing established a strong heritage in the City-state. While Petina is not from Andur and is only a casual practictioner of the art; she is strong supporter of the art. Shahree is one of the female dancers, yes there are male ones to, who has become good friends with Petina.
Not all bottle dancing actually involves dancing in the bottle itself. Some routines involve the dancer getting out of the bottle as part of the act, and in some the main part of performance is watching the dancer getting into the bottle. There is even a whole school of contortionist-style dancing which involves the dancer getting very small bottles as part of the act. Sometimes the dancers are clothed and sometimes the are not.
Medium color pencil with some marker, gouache, and micron pen. Image size 11"x 14". Working surface cold press 2-ply Bristol Board.
With such a readily available supply of glassware it is not surprising that the tradition of mouse bottle dancing established a strong heritage in the City-state. While Petina is not from Andur and is only a casual practictioner of the art; she is strong supporter of the art. Shahree is one of the female dancers, yes there are male ones to, who has become good friends with Petina.
Not all bottle dancing actually involves dancing in the bottle itself. Some routines involve the dancer getting out of the bottle as part of the act, and in some the main part of performance is watching the dancer getting into the bottle. There is even a whole school of contortionist-style dancing which involves the dancer getting very small bottles as part of the act. Sometimes the dancers are clothed and sometimes the are not.
Medium color pencil with some marker, gouache, and micron pen. Image size 11"x 14". Working surface cold press 2-ply Bristol Board.
Category All / All
Species Mouse
Size 415 x 720px
File Size 67.1 kB
This is an exquisitly rendered piece. I really like the way the characters contrast with the smooth surfaces and reflections on the glass. The blue glass bottle is the part that impressed me though. Despite it's simple appearence, it provides a nice "Ballance" to the image, and is well rendered. The delicate metal work on the largest bottle's stopper and base show fine details that suggest these are "one of a kind" items that harken back to a time when "Craft" was predominant over mere "Production." A great image all around.
Now that's an interesting history behind the idea. I'm assuming that the mice are tiny (otherwise that would be one huge glass bottle), so it's easy to imagine such a performance taking place in the middle of a large table while the guests are enjoying dinner. Sounds quite decadent, really.
You absolute tease - even the way you set up this picture is masterful, with the shine on the bottle, arm and hand preserving her modesty! The clothing and fur are beautifully done, and as usual you have a descriptive backstory that goes above and beyond what you'd ever expect from erotic artwork.
I don't even know what 'it' in this sense means, but... you've got it, you really have.
I don't even know what 'it' in this sense means, but... you've got it, you really have.
I saw one of your bottled-lady pieces at FC and liked the idea so much that it prompted me to draw one of my own - http://astolpho.artspots.com/image/.....leopard-bottle
I was ignorant, though, of the story behind your images and imagined instead a subculture of alchemists - "comprachicos," I called them, after the body-altering gypsies from one of Victor Hugo's novels, that trafficked in people, using their art to reduce their victims in size and store them in small, readily portable containers, to be sold as decoration or pets to wealthy collectors.
I was ignorant, though, of the story behind your images and imagined instead a subculture of alchemists - "comprachicos," I called them, after the body-altering gypsies from one of Victor Hugo's novels, that trafficked in people, using their art to reduce their victims in size and store them in small, readily portable containers, to be sold as decoration or pets to wealthy collectors.
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