Anita Berber

Anita Berber was a french dancer within the 1920's of Berlin. She became increasingly famous when dancing naked in night clubs and appearing in silent soft porn films. This is an aspect that was very much frowned upon within society. Anita seemed to have a very short life. Dying very young due to her excessive alcohol and drug abuse, especially cocaine. Berber was very well known for always wearing heavy amounts of make-up and was hardly ever seen without it.
To the left is a painting of Anita, created by Otto Dix. Using his technique, Otto was able to portray Berber in a very strong edgy aura. Her pose is strong yet stuck up whilst the red indicates lust and power.

I N S P I R A T I O N

As my ideas grow and flourish throughout this project, I have found myself to be using hints of Berbers style and make-up. I always knew I wanted some aspect of Berlin 1920's make-up. But I feel her make-up oozes sexuality and lust. I love the combination of dark eyes and the dark pointed red lip. This is something I will take onboard when creating my face charts.

http://arthistory.about.com/od/from_exhibitions/ig/glitterdoom/gad_07.htm