Sylvie Fleury
Sylvie Fleury, born 1961 in Geneva, lives and works in Geneva. Fleury exploits elements of fashion in her works, using its formal principles and the highly recognizable "images" created by the fashion industry. She does this without explicitly taking a critical position towards the mechanisms of the market or of consumption. Employing artistic means, Fleury investigates the aesthetics and phenomena of fashion – freeing their conceptual aspects from their transitory nature so they become blueprints for thinking. In her wall paintings, Fleury abstains from using figurative pictures and restricts herself to using typography/text and color combinations – visual phenomena quoted from fashion – which give rise to connections with images in the viewer's mind.
Sylvie Fleury Editions
Sylvie Fleury
ICONE
2001
Cosmetic products on glass shelf, mirror, overall size 123 x 60 x 16 cm (48½ x 24 x 6 in). Edition of 12, signed and numbered on a certificate.
Sylvie Fleury’s edition ICONE (2001) brings together cosmetics, display and reflection, blurring the boundaries between art, fashion and consumer culture. Presented on a glass shelf and reflected in a mirror, the beauty products take on the visual language of a luxury boutique, while drawing attention to desire, branding and consumption.
Rather than depicting fashion and beauty culture, Fleury adopts its codes as artistic tools, transforming glamour, surface and seduction into the subject of the work itself. As she explains: “I use fashion the same way one would use a paintbrush or a video camera. For me, it's not about showcasing top models but rather about the formal aspects and principles of fashion – which offer an artist a great deal of freedom.”
Sylvie Fleury
Happy Clinique
1998
From Sequences
Three mixed media prints (silkscreen and offset lithograph) on glossy coated board. Each print 50 x 40 cm (19¾ x 15¾ in), each signed and numbered. Edition of 60 + X.
Sylvie Fleury’s edition Happy Clinique (1998) consists of three prints, each composed of three colored stripes. At first glance, the compositions appear abstract; the title, however, points to the cosmetics brand Clinique and opens up another reading: the color fields evoke palettes of lipstick, eyeshadow and other beauty products. For those familiar with this visual language, the works immediately evoke the world of high-end cosmetics, while to others they may appear as purely abstract compositions. Fleury thus makes the culturally learned visual language of fashion and cosmetics itself the subject of her work.
EUR 2,700
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Sylvie Fleury
Modeleur ombre et lumière Chanel
1996
From Wall Works
Wall painting in four colors of latex paint, size according to the wall. Limited to 12 installations, with a signed and numbered certificate.
This edition by Sylvie Fleury was created as part of the group project Wall Works and is part of the permanent collection of the Neue Nationalgalerie in Berlin.
Installation: The wall is divided into four equal segments according to the scheme specified in the certificate and painted in four shades of cosmetic blush tones. Architectural elements such as doors, windows, or other structural features remain unaffected by the color application.
EUR 12,000
Sylvie Fleury
Eternity
1996
From Wall Works
Wall painting in two colors of latex paint, installation size according to the wall. Limited to 12 installations, with a signed and numbered certificate.
This edition by Sylvie Fleury was created as part of the group project Wall Works and is part of the permanent collection of the Neue Nationalgalerie in Berlin.
Installation: The wall is painted with latex paint according to the color samples included in the certificate, leaving architectural elements such as doors and windows untouched. The inscription ETERNITY is positioned so that it touches both the left and right edges of the wall as well as the transition line between the wall and ceiling.
EUR 12,000
