Niki De Saint Phalle Garten

Widely noted as one of the few female monumental sculptors saint phalle was also known for her social commitment and work.

Niki de saint phalle garten. The artist niki de saint phalle intended the tarot garden a fourteen acre sculpture park built atop etruscan ruins to serve as both a sort of joyland and a demonstration that a woman can work. 1978 1998 pescia fiorentina italie. Il giardino dei tarocchi french.

The tarot garden in tuscany is considered niki de saint phalle s life work. Niki de saint phalle shooting autel 25 november 1970. This is the life s work of niki de saint phalle the french artist best known for her wildly voluptuous nanas female dancers rendered in searingly bright colours her tarot garden stretches across fourteen acres and is filled with twenty two huge scale sculptures based upon the age old tarot deck.

The tarot garden in tuscany is considered niki de saint phalle s life work. The park was opened to the public in 1998. Un film de louise faure et anne julien.

The tarot garden italian. The tarot garden is closed annual closing from october 15th 2020 to april 1st 2021. Le jardin des tarots is a sculpture garden based on the esoteric tarot created by the french american artist niki de saint phalle 1930 2002 in pescia fiorentina località garavicchio in the municipality of capalbio province of grosseto tuscany italy.

In the grotto the architectural focus of the western parterre axis franco american artist niki de saint phalle created modern art to delight the senses in a baroque setting. The world famous artist niki de saint phalle created her last work of art in herrenhausen s grosser garten transforming the 330 year old grotto into a place of mystery and magic. Overview of the tarot garden.

Inspired by california s mythic historic and cultural roots the garden consists of nine large scale sculptures a circular snake wall and maze entryway sculpturally. Niki de saint phalle born catherine marie agnès fal de saint phalle 29 october 1930 21 may 2002 was a french american sculptor painter and filmmaker.