A LEFT-EYED VIEW
La Cabeza 1
Posted by Steven (Chicagoland, United States) on 13 February 2008 in Art & Design and Portfolio.
Life-size mosaic at the Chicago Garfield Park Conservatory. Photo taken May 6, 2007. Cabeza, the Spanish word for head, is a larger than life mosaic sculpture, where visitors can actually walk inside the head and be transformed by what they see.
The artist, Niki de Saint Phalle, was born in 1930 in Neuilly-sur-Seine, France and raised in New York City. A passionately-imaginative and self-taught artist, de Saint Phalle was extremely prolific, creating a stunning repertoire of work that includes sculptures, paintings and illustrations.
The artist boldly personified her idea of feminine empowerment in her colorful Nanas, which is French for "babes" or "chicks". Their frenetic dancing, outrageous shapes and shades have appeared in museums, advertisements and outdoor sculptural exhibits around the world.
Olympus X300,D565Z,C450Z
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