There are many cases in which fashion designers have been inspired by the artists, but what is the result when the opposite happens? Barbara Ségal, an American sculptress known for her faithful reproductions of great brands such as Chanel, Hermés and Louis Vuitton, shows it to us.
Born in the 50s from an American family, Barbara studied at the École Nationale Supérieure des Beaux-Arts in Paris and spent the following 4 years in Italy in Pietrasanta and Carrara learning at sculpture workshops. During her stay on the peninsula, she remained fascinated by the art of the great cathedrals from baroque era and renaissance that inspired her when she returned to New York in the 1970s.
Onyx, alabaster, marble and calcite get a new life thanks to the creativity of Barbara, who skilfully shapes these precious materials giving movement to the stone. However, behind the dresses, bags and jackets inlaid by the artist, lies a message far from superficial. Her works want to be a sign of protest towards some elements of fashion that have become status symbols and venerated as contemporary idols. Her sculptures are made to criticize the consumerism that characterizes the society of our century.
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