Erte and I

I discovered Erte's art last January, 2009. I was with my friend at the Bellevue Square Mall, and we were sitting in an Art Gallery. We sat and chatted for 3 hours with the Gallery Manager, and went all over the rooms, looking at Picasso, Erte, Chagall, and others. Erte has been termed the Father of Art Deco. A fantastic talent, fashion designer, artist, jewelry, costumer, anything you can imagine, he could dream up for you and make it real, it seemed.

I started collecting various prints and framing them via ebay. One I have, Aphrodite, is on the front of this calendar http://www.amazon.com/Ert%C3%A9-Slimiline-2010-Wall-Calendar/dp/B002O8FDBC/ref=sr_1_1?ie=UTF8&s=home-garden&qid=1270958015&sr=8-1

Every time I see an Erte, I see creativity, possibility, imagination, and joy. That is what I feel Art should make you feel and do; contemplate, associate, think, and feel.