Lidia Vives

LIDIA VIVES (Lleida, 1991).
"Flowers (Self-portrait), 2014.
Exemplar 6/20.
Fine art print.
Hahnemühle FineArt Baryta paper.
Signed by the artist on the front of the work.
Includes certificate of authenticity.
Includes cotton gloves to manipulate the work and a signed postcard with a personal note from the author.
Measurements: 40 x 30 cm.

In Flowers, Lídia Vives confronts us with a visual paradox: the coexistence between the ephemeral and the eternal. This self-portrait, of pictorial aesthetics and meticulous artistic direction, presents the artist crowned by a group of roses -symbol of beauty, love and decadence- while her body is invaded by an explosion of butterflies, universal icons of transformation, freedom and transience. The scene is reminiscent of both baroque portraiture and contemporary iconography, with careful lighting reminiscent of the great masters of chiaroscuro. The dark background accentuates the vibrant colors of the floral and animal elements, creating a visual tension between stillness and constant transformation.
between stillness and constant transformation. This work was exhibited in large format at the Morera Museum in Lleida (Spain), and was also part of the Affordable Art Fair in Vienna, represented by the Espai Cavallers Gallery.
-as can be seen in the images of the exhibition, consolidating its international tour and its value as a collector's item. Flowers is a celebration of aesthetics, but also a reminder of the fragility of beauty and the fading moment.
beauty and the instant that fades just when we admire it.

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 or 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.