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Life is learning Sculpture

Rosa Hanson-Alp

Netherlands

Sculpture, Found Objects on Wood

Size: 9.8 W x 20.9 H x 11 D in

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About The Artwork

Life is learning has been through such a transformation. Made using a Bundu mask from Sierra Leone, which is a symbol of the Bundu society (women’s secret society), where girls enter to learn about becoming a woman, this piece tries to emphasise the positive aspects of this society: learning how to become a woman. By completely stripping back and re-defining the mask features, making legs and covering her with a head of hair made from painted porcelain figurines, her vibrant, colourful character has been exposed. By painting this mask with a high gloss black paint and copper-leaf gilded lipstick, the viewer has the impression the whole piece is made from porcelain, emphasising the stunning beauty and grace of this mask's underlying character. Each of the porcelain figurines have been carefully painted with patterns, colours and words that represent the lessons of life for girls transitioning to women. Words like confidence, strength, speak-out and love adorn the figurines and aim to show the power offered to young women in this new world.

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Sculpture:Found Objects on Wood

Original:One-of-a-kind Artwork

Size:9.8 W x 20.9 H x 11 D in

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Fascinated by the concept of transformation I fuse new materials with carefully selected found 'treasures' to create sculptures that offer a kaleidoscope of vibrant colours and express a playful humour. There are no restrictions in the mix of materials I use, so old masks, antiques, plastic toys, broken shards of porcelain can all be combined. Re-using as many discarded materials as possible is an important component of my work, as I am acutely aware of our heavy ecological footstep on this earth. I call used objects 'found treasures' because that is what they are to me. They provide endless potential to be be re-formed in to something completely new and unique. My aim is to create pieces that make the viewer reconsider their perception of an ordinary object and thereby reconsider their perspective of beauty. Born in England, I have lived most of my life in West Africa and The Netherlands, where I currently live with my husband, artist Peter Hanson-Alp and work from our home studio.

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