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Objet
Petite Série (<100)
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A new series, "cages dorées", or golden cages, is my way to talk about little girls, looking at the sense of innocence and quiet beauty inherent to a child’s body. It approaches the issues of misconception, social stereotypes and expectations that children sometimes encounter while growing up.
The pattern I chose to use when creating these figures is the reticello, which has a strong historical significance as a classic and much appreciated Venetian glass blowing technique. It celebrates a sensuous aspect as its distinctive fishnet like pattern evokes femininity. I saw an analogy between using this highly revered technique to make a naked child’s body and the ambiguity found in a certain image of the child’s body. My way of examining that ambiguity is to celebrate the beauty of the body, while the skin is a reticello, evoking more of a beautiful transparent cage than a glamorous fishnet to me.
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Technique
I saw an analogy between using this highly revered technique to make a naked child’s body and the ambiguity found in a certain image of the child’s body. My way of examining that ambiguity is to celebrate the beauty of the body, while the skin is a reticello, evoking more of a beautiful transparent cage than a glamorous fishnet to me.
Dimensions
12 inches high 8 inches wide 7 inches deep
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