I know i've already made a Robert Doiseneau post (click here to view) back in March, but I thought i'd do another with a bit more information about what drew me to him.
(the picture that drew me to Doisneau)
I first became interested in Robert Doiseneau as a young girl, I just didn't realise who he was. I went out with my parents and Grandparents when I was about 8 to somewhere in the country. In a small shop, (where I remember buying one of those little pens with the jewels on, a pink one) I came across one of Doiseneau's pictures, blown up and put on canvas. I loved it. It grabbed my attention because I wanted to be an artist. I showed my Grandad who liked it too. He always had faith in my becoming an artist and he was the person who inspired me to draw at a very young age. He would sit me down at the dining table with paper and pens and he'd teach me to draw his and my Nana's cat, Mitsy. He'd say "Here's a little eye, here's another little eye, here's a little nose, and here's a little mouth. Here's some little whiskers and here's her ears. Look! You've drawn Mitsy!"
It's funny how one photograph can trigger off a million memories...
I rediscovered Doiseneau at the age of 16, when I undertook a lens based media project for my Art GCSE, I cane across the photograph and was flooded with memories once more. So, I decided to do more research on him, and created a few 'Critical Studies' pages on his work. I adore his pictures; they make me happy. I also adore Paris...my favourite city. I'm going back soon!
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