A memorable moment at the Boston's Museum of Fine Arts exhibits, which owns Degas' famous bronze sculpture of a young ballerina in a tutu, posed with her hands behind her back, is told by journalist Lloyd Schwartz. With the dancer, Leslie Caron, as they looked at one of his sculptures, they realized that many of Degas' art works of the human body are incorrect. Caron asked Schwartz if he realized this, but he had never thought of it. It seems as though Degas intentionally created the body awkwardly and incorrectly. She pointed out the subtle creases in the young dancer's tights, which Schwartz had also never noticed. As she kicked off her shoes, she then displayed what the body should really look like in that ballet position. In his artwork, these women always have their backs to us, so their faces, their identities, remain mysterious and private, often in contorted and bending positions. After this exhibit, Schwartz was really moved by Degas' artwork.Since I am interested in art, I thought that this was fascinating. After reading this, I wonder if Degas did this on purpose with his artwork--if he really did mean to contort these women's bodies. In art, many artists create different styles of artwork, therefore, I don't see a wrong in what Caron realized. I think he created these pieces, inspired by women's bodies, he didn't mean to make it exact.
Source: Degas' Boston Exhibit Article
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