Niki de Saint Phalle
Bottle, 1990
Size:
8.50 × 8.50 × 3.00 cm
(3.35 × 3.35 × 1.18 in.)
Unsigned
Condition: Very good
Volume: 60 ml
Bottle is about half full
Artwork Description
"Eau Défendue" (Forbidden Water) is a perfume series that reflects the artistic world of **Niki de Saint Phalle**. The bottle's ornamentation features astrological motifs, symbolizing themes such as the mystery of existence and destiny.
These images are also deeply connected to the world of tarot, which the artist had a long-standing interest in. Niki de Saint Phalle was fascinated by tarot as a divination and symbolic system, and this inspiration culminated in the magnificent sculpture park Tarot Garden she created in Tuscany, Italy.
This "Poisson" (Fish) bottle is also an object that reflects such a symbolic cosmic view, and can be said to be a work that expresses the artist's creative world within an everyday object.
