Irene Cattaneo
Fleurs monstrueuses / Monstrous Flowers, 2025
Patinated cast bronze, hand blown murano glass
98x46ø cm
Copyright The Artist
“les fleurs monstrueuses, les parfumes qui font délirer” “flowers of monstrous shape; perfumes that cause delirium!” This sculpture shines with the alien quality of a deep aesthetic experience, looking back...
“les fleurs monstrueuses, les parfumes qui font délirer”
“flowers of monstrous shape; perfumes that cause delirium!”
This sculpture shines with the alien quality of a deep aesthetic experience, looking back both to Art Nouveau and Surrealism. It creates a heightened poetic experience, suggesting that reality is more mysterious and unified than it appears – perhaps, in fact, it is hidden behind the surface of ordinary perception. The luminous shades are of handblown glass, grasped within tendrils of cast bronze.
“flowers of monstrous shape; perfumes that cause delirium!”
This sculpture shines with the alien quality of a deep aesthetic experience, looking back both to Art Nouveau and Surrealism. It creates a heightened poetic experience, suggesting that reality is more mysterious and unified than it appears – perhaps, in fact, it is hidden behind the surface of ordinary perception. The luminous shades are of handblown glass, grasped within tendrils of cast bronze.