Edgar Degas
Degas's only showing of sculpture during his life took place in 1881 when he exhibited "The Little Dancer of Fourteen Years". A nearly life-size wax figure with real hair and dressed in a cloth tutu, it provoked a strong reaction from critics, most of whom found its realism extraordinary but denounced the dancer as ugly. In a review, J.-K. Huysmans wrote: "The terrible reality of this statuette evidently produces uneasiness in the spectators; all their notions about sculpture, about those cold inanimate whitenesses ... are here overturned. The fact is that with his first attempt Monsieur Degas has revolutionized the traditions of sculpture as he has long since shaken the conventions of painting."
Philippe Demard
He created for the choreographer Philippe Jamet the video concept and the design of the installation : ""Portraits Dansés, tour de France"" (Theater of the Odéon, then tour in 15 cities in 2000)
This concept was adapted many times since : ""Portraits Dansés, le tour du Monde"" (creation in 2002 at the Theater of the Odéon ; then toured in 14 countries)""Portraits Dansés, le tour du monde"" was created during the first "Nuit Blanche" in Paris and in Rome, then shown at the Venice Biennale in 2003. At last "« Portraits dansés, Enfants du Monde »" (2006) and « Portraits dansés l’Europe à Paris » (2008)