Blue Nude
Blue Nude was my first feminine sculpture and grew from a playful fascination with the unconventional work of French artist Yves Klein. I was particularly intrigued by his Anthropometries, in which nude female models became “living brushes,” using their blue-painted bodies to create imprints on canvas. I translated the spirit of that irreverent experiment into mosaic sculpture. Rather than attempting to recreate Klein’s work, Blue Nude plays with the idea of the female body as both subject and artistic medium. The result is a whimsical, tactile interpretation of a provocative art-historical idea, translated from paint and canvas into three-dimensional mosaic.
$1200
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This artwork is completely handmade. It features cement-based materials used to create the “shell" of the sculpture and the sturdy base. The sculpture and base are covered by metallic blue paint. The mosaic tesserae include iridescent blue stained glass, transparent blue stained glass, several types of iridescent blue beads, reflective “Illuminated Shards”, and micro metallic particles.
20 inches (h), 10 inches (w), 6.5 inches (d)