Precious, 2016

Léa Bon  

Precious by Léa Bon Archival pigment print. Edition of 6. 2016. All sizes signed, titled, dated, and numbered on artist label verso. All Prices are quoted as "initial price". Please note that prices and availability may change due to current sales. 

This striking artwork captivates with its intricate fusion of opulence and surrealism. The subject's face is adorned with elaborate, jet-black jewels, cascading over closed eyes like tears, creating a powerful, mysterious aura. Complementing this is a bold necklace of striking ruby-like stones, set against a richly textured garment embroidered with delicate lace and beadwork. The contrast between the deep black and vivid magenta enriches the visual drama, evoking a sense of gothic elegance. The coiffed hair, meticulously styled, adds an ethereal quality to the composition. This piece uniquely blends fashion and art, using extravagance to challenge conventional beauty narratives, and invites the viewer to explore themes of identity and transformation. Its meticulous detail and bold color palette make it an unforgettable visual experience.

Léa Bon is an androgynous fashion and art photographer, with a unique, personal and spiritual body of work. At a young age, Léa Bon found in photography the means by which she could construct her own small worlds using her imagination. Her work breaks with the stereotypes of traditional photography and goes beyond the human eye; is a fusion between art, fashion and humanity, evoking surrealism, expressionism and hyperrealism. Dreams and fantasies from the past and present are portrayed by Léa Bon’s subjects, which she uses like her own personal dolls. She has done multiple exhibitions about her life, among them “First Cycle-Innocent Vision”, composed of 25 works of art that portray her personal journey.