Hedwige Leroux Belgian, b. 1961
Derrière l'Écran / Behind the Screen, 2021
Bronze
150 x 60 x 35 cm
59 1/8 x 23 5/8 x 13 3/4 in
59 1/8 x 23 5/8 x 13 3/4 in
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'Behind the Screen' – 150cm - it's a woman walking, hair and dress in the wind, a phone in each hand; one in the ear; she listens; the other like...
"Behind the Screen" – 150cm - it's a woman walking, hair and dress in the wind, a phone in each hand; one in the ear; she listens; the other like an open book on which his gaze is focused.
Hedwige Leroux puts her talent into the modeling of this new sculpture, which accurately embodies the woman of today, in her elegance, her strength, but also her fragility, through the contemporary prism of the screen of our smartphones.
“Woman is my favorite subject. A free and multiple woman: active, seductive, graceful, connected. Contemporary."
Hedwig Leroux looks at the world around her and reveals our habits and attitudes in her sculpture.
Object embodying multitasking and contemporary hyperconnectivity.
At the same time, alarm clock, watch, telephone, diary, calculator, camera, weather station, means of reading, viewing video or listening to music, flashlight, notebook, wallet, etc...
The smartphone has become ubiquitous in our lives, and an extension of our hand.
This cannot escape the eye of the artist who wishes to capture our daily gestures and testify to our time.
Hedwige Leroux puts her talent into the modeling of this new sculpture, which accurately embodies the woman of today, in her elegance, her strength, but also her fragility, through the contemporary prism of the screen of our smartphones.
“Woman is my favorite subject. A free and multiple woman: active, seductive, graceful, connected. Contemporary."
Hedwig Leroux looks at the world around her and reveals our habits and attitudes in her sculpture.
Object embodying multitasking and contemporary hyperconnectivity.
At the same time, alarm clock, watch, telephone, diary, calculator, camera, weather station, means of reading, viewing video or listening to music, flashlight, notebook, wallet, etc...
The smartphone has become ubiquitous in our lives, and an extension of our hand.
This cannot escape the eye of the artist who wishes to capture our daily gestures and testify to our time.
Provenance
The artist takes up the theme of the smartphone and develops it in 4 masterful and different sculptures.Literature
The contemporary woman:
The creations of Hedwige Leroux come from a patient work of the earth, which she models with finesse, in view of the bronze. The artist plays on textures and marks her mark in the clay, giving life to fine and harmonious silhouettes, with an assertive presence. Resolutely contemporary, her bronze sculptures seduce with their elegance and fantasy.
Hedwige Leroux refined and personal style wants to highlight the beauty and personality of women in today's world.