Niki de Saint Phalle Exhibition
Niki de Saint Phalle was born in France in 1930 and educated at a convent school in New York. A former model, she developed an interest in sculpture and architecture - particularly the work of Gaudi and Le Facteur Cheval during her travels around Europe. Whilst in hospital recovering from a serious nervous breakdown, she started making collages from pebbles, leaves and found materials and began to develop her own style through the combination of painting and assemblage. Following a series of gouaches she experimented with oils and various commercial paints, addressing a range of subject matter and enthusiastically studying the work of twentieth century masters, such as Miro, Klee, Leger, Picasso and Matisse for inspiration.
Her highly original form of self-expression helped her to overcome her personal crisis and health problems, and throughout her life, art became her means of coming to terms with feelings, emotions, dreams and nightmares.
The Great Devil, 1988
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