Niki de Saint Phalle with Helen Roeten

Models: @helenroeten (and @margo_von_strijp)

Photos: @namrevue

Artwork: @surprisinglines @sarachammp

"Helen loves the work of Nikki de Saint Phalle - they are all about female themes . Especially the colourfull Nana’s of Nikki are so joyful and playful. Because I learned to love my body also when it gained lots of weight , due to hormone changes , it is a pleasure to transform into a Nana . Still curvy women are not considered as beautiful in the main stream media- so posing as model can help to show all bodies are beautiful."

About Niki de Saint Phalle:

Nikki de Saint Phalle was a French artist best known for her sculptural female figures known as Nanas. Colorful, patterned, and crafted in a variety of shapes and sizes, these sculpted women embody the feminist spirit of de Saint Phalle’s work. Born Catherine Marie-Agnès Fal de Saint Phalle on October 29, 1930 in Neuilly-sur-Seine, France, the self-taught artist first began making art as a form of therapy.

She went on to become a part of the Nouveau Réalisme movement that included Christo, Yves Klein, and Jean Tinguely. Early in her career, de Saint Phalle became inspired by the architecture of Antoni Gaudí while on vacation in Spain, and planned to make a piece on par with his famed public park design, Parc Güell.

Realized over two decades, de Saint Phalle’s Il Giardino dei Tarocchi (The Tarot Garden) was filled with 22 of her signature monuments and is located in Tuscany. “It's my destiny to make a place where people can come and be happy: a garden of joy,” she once mused.

The artist died on May 21, 2002 in La Jolla, CA at the age of 71. Today, her works are held in the collections of the Courtauld Institute of Art in London, The Museum of Modern Art in New York, the Walker Art Center in Minneapolis, and the Musée d’Art Moderne d’Art Contemporain in Nice, among others.

"Nikki made the female form big and important , and made big female art , new in that time. She was a real feminist and a great artist. To transform in one of famous artworks is a real happy act.

We will find some props to play with, big balls, colourful handbags, fun hats and some flowers. " - Helen

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