This painting by Fragonard embodied the frivolity of the Rococo period. It is stylistically a bit over the top and the subject, a suitor, is enjoying an unsolicited view of the lady. While this painting lives in London, it was the influence for the next piece that I happened upon in an old ramshackle building in the back streets of Aix.

This is the contemporary piece. It is about 3x5 feet of glass with the image on glass that is suspended above a reproduction of the original "Swing"


As is found quite often in Contemporary art, there is a bit of subtlety but often upon closer inspection there is a bit of shock value in the content. American puritans will be far more put out by this contemporary interpretation of frivolity than their French counterparts.


In the same exhibition there were a number of works that referenced comic art. This piece was created by compacting old comics.

Creating bricks from comic pages is a clever way to define a new form of graffiti.

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