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Leyla (2022) Sculpture by Patrizia Salles
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Original Artwork (One Of A Kind)
Sculpture,
Ceramics
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Cement
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Glass
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Mosaic
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Stainless Steel
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Stone
on Other substrate
- Dimensions Height 33.5in, Width 33.5in / 50.00 kg
- Artwork's condition The artwork is in perfect condition
- Fit for outdoor? Yes, This artwork can be displayed outdoor
- Categories Sculptures from $20,000 Conceptual Art Bird
"A swan glides upon the waters of our awareness, a symbol of love and a reminder of the gifts that surround us."
Found in public gardens throughout the world Leyla features strongly in many of our childhood memories. Lazy days of arched bridges over blue lagoons dusted by weeping willows, green meadows meandering to water's edge, graceful swans effortlessly float by. Growing up with a ballerina sister also instilled the love of grace in movement — Swan Lake made infamous by Rudolph Nureyev.*
“Two of my artistic passions — sculpture and mosaic finally come together is this opera. Also, I am forever challenging myself. For this specific sculpture — how to create out of concrete, glass and stone, a light, airy and lithe bird." Leyla is a sixth and final opera in the Black and White Mosaic Series. She features muted colors with accents of 14 karat gold and sterling silver, iridescent and regular glass and marble.
Fourteen years in the making, Leyla found her early beginnings in Patrizia’s Caribbean studio — an island bereft of swans. She began as a wire form with concrete shaped into the body of a swan. Coconut fibers, readily available on island add a sustainable element to the work, as importing construction materials are costly on an island.”
Initially created as a water feature, the stainless steel tubed base (or other support) can be easily altered to any height to fit any depth of pool or fountain. Soft yet strong, considered one of the most elegant of the waterfowl she is also perfectly at home pedestaled in an entryway or as a garden feature.
* Of interest: Nureyev’s grave is adorned by a mosaic encrusted floating carpet.
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Born in Bordeaux, France, by the age of six Patrizia had crisscrossed three continents. At age seven Patrizia was creating geometric abstracts in oil pastels. School years saw Patrizia the recipient of numerous art prizes, culminating in a Gold — National Scholastic Key Award in New York. She graduated Magna Cum Laude in graphic design at Art Institute of Atlanta and spent 25 years in marketing and communications at the helm of a top Houston, Texas design firm. In 2000 Patrizia returned to her art full time, opening a Caribbean studio in 2005.
Patrizia's art is found in museums, public gardens and private collections across the globe. Her largest commission: a 12 sqm (35 sql) mosaic swimming pool overlooking the Caribbean waters. Her art is showcased in "Mosaic Art Today", a fine art book featuring top international artists, Schiffer Publishing, NY. Patrizia relocated to Italy in 2016 seeking new influences and further artistic growth. She opened at the Ligurian State Museum marventimiglia.com with "Madre Terra: In our Hands" in the summer of 2019. The three-month solo show featured 27 paintings and three large statues.
Her life and art, a divide between "Old World" and "New World" examines cultural differences, spirituality and beliefs, interpretations of past influences, societal change and interchange. Her lighter and brighter works reflect beauty, hope and a gratefulness to nature — motion and texture playing an important part in her creations. The plight of women and humanity in our contemporary culture is also a focus in Patrizia's work, "those who live a life they did not choose — of freedom in absentia."
Today, Patrizia continues her studied in ancient civilizations and archeology, a passion acquired during her years living and travel in the Mediterranean and Texas . . . and her journey of exploration and diversity continues — of place, culture and time.
- Nationality: UNITED STATES
- Date of birth : 1958
- Artistic domains: Works by professional artists,
- Groups: Professional Artist Contemporary American Artists