Lolita
Lolita
Lolita (Anita Ekberg) Limited edition archival pigment inks and screen print with silver ink and spot varnish on Minuet fine art paper with torn edges
70cm x 50cm
Unframed
Framed 80cm x60cm
Signed and numbered limited ediition of 75
Starring the Swedish actress Anita Ekberg, famed for her portrayal of Sylvia in Federico Fellini’s 1961 La Dolce Vita, ‘Lolita’ is a celebration of living life to the full - or enjoying ‘the sweet life’ as Fellini’s film title has it. A neckline of white bird feathers and closed, Victorian watch fobs signals the halting of time: a chance to stop and smell the roses (amongst bounteous colourful fauna) that adorn Ekberg’s exotic headdress. Motifs of travel, a glimpse of sun and sand, and the promise of dance and desire mingle in this escapist fantasy, where life is sweet and winged possibilities are hiding around every corner…
Ekberg plays the role of Lolita Young in a 1965 German Coment ‘Who want to Sleep'
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