NOCTURNES & ETUDES
Inspired by the beauty of night, I call these sculptures Nocturnes—dark, seductive, and sublime. They are absent female forms rising from penumbral garments as figurations of dusk.
- Karen LaMonte
DARKNESS EMBODIED
"As with the earlier clear glass sculptures, LaMonte presents in the Nocturnes a multilayered interrogation of physical beauty, asking us to consider the appeal of the dresses themselves, the allure of the women within (recorded through the imprint of their bodies on the interior surfaces of the hollow casts), and the phenomenon of how clothes influence perceptions of the sensuality and identity of the wearer."
- Steven A. Nash
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Theatre de la Mode
Maquette size works called Etudes
The originial Theatre de la Mode was an exhibition of small figurines dating from the close of World War II that were dressed by well-known French fashion designers and displayed within sets created by contemporary artists, including Jean Cocteau and Christian Bérard.
The small scale of the work with its large intention and effect mesmerized me, as it did the world in March 1945. It was a declaration of the importance of beauty and culture particularly during difficult and confusing times and reminded me of the many stories of creation in which light is born from darkness.
