$5,440
Swarovski Crystals and Acrylic Paint. Possessing both fascination and gift for transforming the ordinary into art, Erin Lareau has created her own unique form of art. “Painting” with crystal gems, she transforms objects into glamorous iconic objets de fantaisie. Miss Lareau’s bejeweled purse made from a vintage movie camera was named “best bag of the evening” at the Academy Awards. Her long list of celebrity collectors and clients includes jeweled guitars for Katy Perry, Spinal Tap, Michael Jackson’s This Is It, and Orianthi. Lareau has exhibited her dazzling work at art galleries and museums as well as the crème de la crème of shops, including Tiffany and Gearys of Beverly Hills. Art critic Peter Frank says this about the artist: “Lareau clearly thinks well outside the box. She conjures a whole world coated with tinted, translucent jewels—a world that sparkles with popular culture’s ready glamour, shines with fine art’s formal gravity, and winks with the knowing irony of our post-modernist moment.” "Candy Stripe" is a beaded, Swarovski guitar celebrating Katy Perry. Height on base, 10 feet Categories:
Auctioneer:
Juliens Auctions
Date:
2011-12-03