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Created in 1862, Gustave Doré’s captivating painting 'Little Red Riding Hood' was made originally as a wood-engraving for the fairy-tale publication 'Les Contes de Perrault (The Fairy Tales of Charles Perrault)', printed in 1697. Doré embraced the dramatic tension of Perrault’s original tale, depicting a young girl and the wolf, dressed in Grandma’s cap and nightgown, both beneath the bedcovers in the moment before he devours her.
French aristocrat and author Charles Perrault tells the story of a young girl who meets a cunning wolf on the way to visit her ailing grandmother in the woods. Perrault wrote the story as a warning to young women tempted to stray from the safety of the path — a metaphor for the dangers of speaking to strange men in private. According to Perrault, Little Red Riding Hood’s grisly death in his version is her own fault; naive girls should know better than to associate with beasts. A later version by German folklorists the Brothers Grimm ('Little Red Cap', written in 1857) offers a kinder ending, in which a huntsman appears in time to kill the wolf and save both grandmother and grandchild.
Gustave Doré, France 1832-83 / 'Little Red Riding Hood' c.1862 / Oil on canvas / 65.3 × 81.7cm / Gift of Mrs S Horne, 1962 / Collection: National Gallery of Victoria, Melbourne
The ‘Fairy Tales’ exhibition at Brisbane’s Gallery of Modern Art (GOMA) explores our fascination with this much-loved genre through a multifaceted telling of these tales in art, film and design. ‘Fairy Tales‘ unfolds across three themed chapters. ‘Into the Woods’ which explores the conventions and characters of traditional fairy tales alongside their contemporary retellings. ‘Through the Looking Glass’ presents newer tales of parallel worlds that are filled with unexpected ideas and paths. ‘Ever After’ brings together classic and current tales to celebrate aspirations, challenge convention and forge new directions.
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https://www.qagoma.qld.gov.au/exhibition/fairy-tales/
WHERE
Gallery of Modern Art (GOMA)
WHEN
2 December 2023 – 28 April 2024 / 10.00AM - 5.00PM
DELVE DEEPER
https://blog.qagoma.qld.gov.au/tag/fairy-tales/
Queensland Art Gallery | Gallery of Modern Art (QAGOMA) Brisbane Australia
© Queensland Art Gallery Board of Trustees, 2024
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Created in 1862, Gustave Doré’s captivating painting 'Little Red Riding Hood' was made originally as a wood-engraving for the fairy-tale publication 'Les Contes de Perrault (The Fairy Tales of Charles Perrault)', printed in 1697. Doré embraced the dramatic tension of Perrault’s original tale, depicting a young girl and the wolf, dressed in Grandma’s cap and nightgown, both beneath the bedcovers in the moment before he devours her.
French aristocrat and author Charles Perrault tells the story of a young girl who meets a cunning wolf on the way to visit her ailing grandmother in the woods. Perrault wrote the story as a warning to young women tempted to stray from the safety of the path — a metaphor for the dangers of speaking to strange men in private. According to Perrault, Little Red Riding Hood’s grisly death in his version is her own fault; naive girls should know better than to associate with beasts. A later version by German folklorists the Brothers Grimm ('Little Red Cap', written in 1857) offers a kinder ending, in which a huntsman appears in time to kill the wolf and save both grandmother and grandchild.
Gustave Doré, France 1832-83 / 'Little Red Riding Hood' c.1862 / Oil on canvas / 65.3 × 81.7cm / Gift of Mrs S Horne, 1962 / Collection: National Gallery of Victoria, Melbourne
The ‘Fairy Tales’ exhibition at Brisbane’s Gallery of Modern Art (GOMA) explores our fascination with this much-loved genre through a multifaceted telling of these tales in art, film and design. ‘Fairy Tales‘ unfolds across three themed chapters. ‘Into the Woods’ which explores the conventions and characters of traditional fairy tales alongside their contemporary retellings. ‘Through the Looking Glass’ presents newer tales of parallel worlds that are filled with unexpected ideas and paths. ‘Ever After’ brings together classic and current tales to celebrate aspirations, challenge convention and forge new directions.
BUY TICKETS TO 'FAIRY TALES'
https://www.qagoma.qld.gov.au/exhibition/fairy-tales/
WHERE
Gallery of Modern Art (GOMA)
WHEN
2 December 2023 – 28 April 2024 / 10.00AM - 5.00PM
DELVE DEEPER
https://blog.qagoma.qld.gov.au/tag/fairy-tales/
Queensland Art Gallery | Gallery of Modern Art (QAGOMA) Brisbane Australia
© Queensland Art Gallery Board of Trustees, 2024
#qagoma #fairytalesgoma #caption #captioned #subtitles #subtitle #shorts
