{"product_id":"woman-aflame","title":"Woman Aflame","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003cmeta charset=\"utf-8\"\u003e\u003cspan\u003eMaterial: bronze \u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan\u003eTechnique: lost wax process \u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan\u003eEdition size : 350 + 35 EA \u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan\u003eHeight: 84 cm \/ 33.07 in\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan\u003eEdition: patina green \u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan\u003eMaquette: original wax, Woman Aflame, 1980 \u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan\u003e\u003cbr\u003eThis sculpture recalls Dalí’s 1937 oil painting Burning Giraffe, and unites two of his\u003cbr\u003efavorite motifs: female figure with drawers and fire.\u003cbr\u003e \u003cbr\u003eThe female figure here is composed largely of flames. These inextinguishable flames\u003cbr\u003erepresent burning passion spreading from the feet upwards. Rising flames modeled in bronze give the impression that the whole figure is consumed by fire and seems to\u003cbr\u003ehave a life of its own.\u003cbr\u003e \u003cbr\u003eThe woman’s physical appearance acquires a new perspective: crutches support her\u003cbr\u003earched body and she is compartmentalized by drawers. Influenced by Freud’s theories, drawers were used by Dalí to symbolize the unconscious. As Dalí once said, “The human body is full of secret drawers that can only be opened by psychoanalysis”.\u003cbr\u003eAligning the figure’s torso and front leg, these partly opened drawers represent\u003cbr\u003econcealed sexuality of women. They act as an “entrance” into a woman’s interior\u003cbr\u003eworld and represent our deepest desires and the mystery of hidden secrets.\u003cbr\u003eThe faceless figure represents all women, her beauty arising not merely from her\u003cbr\u003esensuous form, but from a sense of inner mystery that seems to derive as much from\u003cbr\u003ewhat she chooses to withhold as to reveal.\u003cbr\u003e \u003cbr\u003eOriginally, the figure was completely curved backwards. Mr Levi recounts Dalí\u003cbr\u003ethrowing the wax model to the floor in a moment of rage when he suggested\u003cbr\u003estraightening the bust slightly. Without Gala’s help in reasoning with Dalí, the\u003cbr\u003esculpture would not exist as it does today in this expressive, intimate form.\u003cbr\u003eDate: conceived and first cast in 1980\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Salvador Dali","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":47084184141993,"sku":"SD0051","price":38800.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0681\/2601\/5657\/files\/F9CB48D4-F77A-4603-A4A3-B89A98A4D191_1_105_c.jpg?v=1778697713","url":"https:\/\/choicecontemporary.com\/products\/woman-aflame","provider":"Choice Contemporary","version":"1.0","type":"link"}