Silkscreen, 1970

Edition : 15/115

Publisher : Édition Esselier (Paris)

Printer : Michel Caza (Paris)

Catalog : [Chenivesse 56, p. 61]

56.00 cm. x 76.00 cm. | 22.05 in. x 29.92 in. (paper)

50.00 cm. x 65.00 cm. | 19.69 in. x 25.59 in. (image)

Handsigned by the artist in pencil
Certificate of authenticity
Excellent condition

Arches Paper

Niki de Saint Phalle brings to life a complex, introspective dream, where each symbol, like the caged bird, the Christian cross or the dragon, echoes her own past. The child dreamer seems trapped in her daily life, and escapes by dreaming... Or is it a vision of the future? The painting, evoking the Côte d'Azur setting, refers to the artist's internment in Nice, a key moment in her life, while the cross symbolizes the confrontation with suffering and the Catholic religion during her adolescence. The dragon, guardian of secrets and inner demons, dominates the entire composition.

As with the other plates in the Nana Power series, this work is deeply autobiographical. Each image plunges into the intimacy of the artist, who uses symbols to explore and confront her own demons. Niki de Saint Phalle indulges in ferocious introspection, combining memory, suffering and an unshakeable determination to free herself from the chains imposed by her past, in order to be able to act, to be powerful.

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