Lídia Vives

LIDIA VIVES (Lleida, 1991)
"Femme Fatale" (Self-portrait), 2023.
Exemplary 2/7.
Direct print on 2mm acrylic with 3mm aluminum reinforcement.
Last generation UV printing with 7 inks (including transparent inks).
Limited edition, hand signed and numbered by the artist.
Certificate of authenticity included.
Anchoring system: rear aluminum stretcher frame.
Protected with plastic film and bubble-wrapped.
Includes white cotton gloves and personalized postcard.
Measurements: 80 x 53 cm.

In this self-portrait, Lídia Vives explores the cinematographic archetype of the "femme fatale" from a contemporary and autobiographical point of view.
contemporary and autobiographical point of view. The staging, with a carefully calculated pop aesthetic, combines visual elements typical of the glamour of the 50s and 60s with references to film noir, while the flat and saturated lighting refers to the editorial style. The protagonist -the artist herself- poses in a red vinyl dress, black wig and matching heels, in an ambiguous attitude that oscillates between provocation and disenchantment. This representation, however, does not seek to embody the myth, but to question it: what appears to be a confident and dominant figure is, in reality, a mask constructed from the gaze of others. The image stems from a personal anecdote with an older man in the art world, who attributed to the artist the role of "femme fatale" without seeing beyond the surface. In this context, the title is redefined as a veiled criticism of the male imaginary and as an affirmation of identity, claiming the right to choose when to play a role... and when to leave.

Lídia Vives is a photographer and visual artist based in Barcelona. She has exhibited in museums and galleries such as the Louvre and the Saatchi Gallery, and has been published in media such as Vogue Italia and Esquire. Her work mixes pop aesthetics, social criticism and pictorial references to create powerful, beautiful and uncomfortable images at the same time. Other exhibitions (selection): 2016- Sex Series, Fifty Dots Gallery, Barcelona, Spain (Solo); 2015 - Shared Experience, Inqubator Art Gallery, Melbourne, Australia (Collective), Evasiones, Galería Léucade, Múrcia, Spain (Collective), El + de la fotografia, Cercle de Belles Arts, Lleida, Spain (Collective). 2014 - Wonderland, Espacio Luvitien, Teruel, Spain (Solo). 2013 - Wonderland, Casa de la Cultura de Andorra, Teruel, Spain (Solo). 2012 - Lidia's Shots, Funatic, Lleida, Spain (Solo). Her work has appeared in numerous publications.