An image of this imposing mosaic -
clad figure forms a backdrop to the smaller pieces on show in the gallery, and hints at the importance of nature to Saint Phalle's work.
Not exact matches
Like characters from archaic
forms of popular theatre, her
figures are equipped with stage properties or articles of
clothing by which they can be identified, sometimes simply by high - waisted pants or long sleeves, or more obscurely with a postiche or a shillelagh.
Deadpan
figures made of
clothing have lately become a signature
form — blue jeans for
Michelangelo's suspiciously boyish Study of a Kneeling Nude Girl for The Entombment (Louvre, c. 1500), which is usually said to be the first nude female
figure study, predates this and is an example of how even
figures who would be shown
clothed in the final work were often worked out in nude studies, so that the
form under the
clothing was understood.
Each piece is created from a singular item of
clothing soaked in plaster or acrylic solution, retaining the
form of a female human
figure.
Wood -
clad ceilings, plank floors, beaded - board cabinets, and open shelves near the sink provide informal
forms, while a bell jar pendant light and a snazzy tiled backsplash present more refined
figures and textures.