Paris Fluctuat nec Mergitur
Collage
2001 (made)
2001 (made)
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This collage by Sara Fanelli was made for an exhibition at the AGI (Alliance Graphique Internationale) meeting in Paris in 2001. The Italian-born, London-based Fanelli is a well-established illustrator. She has been nominated for and won several illustration awards, including the V&A Illustration Award. She creates prints, book illustrations and collages.
‘Fluctuat nec Mergitur’ (It floats it does not sink) is the motto of the city of Paris, and found on the city’s coat of arms. Inspired by this, Fanelli shows the Eiffel tower as a creature with wings and eyes, hopping in the air. This image exemplifies Fanelli’s visual style and her joyful use of colourful elements combined with a slightly surreal, naive edge. It also illustrates her interest in collage, which is inspired by artists such as Henri Matisse.
‘Fluctuat nec Mergitur’ (It floats it does not sink) is the motto of the city of Paris, and found on the city’s coat of arms. Inspired by this, Fanelli shows the Eiffel tower as a creature with wings and eyes, hopping in the air. This image exemplifies Fanelli’s visual style and her joyful use of colourful elements combined with a slightly surreal, naive edge. It also illustrates her interest in collage, which is inspired by artists such as Henri Matisse.
Object details
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| Title | Paris Fluctuat nec Mergitur |
| Materials and techniques | Collage of printed papers |
| Brief description | 'Paris Fluctuat nec Mergitur', Sara Fanelli, collage, British, 2001 |
| Physical description | A collage in the shape of the Eiffel tower, with wings, face and feet attached. On lined paper. |
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| Marks and inscriptions | Fluctuat nec Mergitur (Paris's motto)
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| Gallery label | In 2000 Sara Fanelli became a member of the Alliance Graphique International (AGI), a club for the world’s leading graphic artists and designers. She made this collage for an exhibition at the AGI in Paris in 2001. The title, which translates as ‘it floats, it does not sink’ is the motto of the city of Paris. Here Paris is personified as its most famous emblem, the Eiffel Tower.
(11/09/2017) |
| Credit line | Purchased through the Julie and Robert Breckman Print Fund |
| Production | Made for an exhibition at the AGI (Alliance Graphique Internationale) meeting in Paris in September 2001. |
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| Summary | This collage by Sara Fanelli was made for an exhibition at the AGI (Alliance Graphique Internationale) meeting in Paris in 2001. The Italian-born, London-based Fanelli is a well-established illustrator. She has been nominated for and won several illustration awards, including the V&A Illustration Award. She creates prints, book illustrations and collages. ‘Fluctuat nec Mergitur’ (It floats it does not sink) is the motto of the city of Paris, and found on the city’s coat of arms. Inspired by this, Fanelli shows the Eiffel tower as a creature with wings and eyes, hopping in the air. This image exemplifies Fanelli’s visual style and her joyful use of colourful elements combined with a slightly surreal, naive edge. It also illustrates her interest in collage, which is inspired by artists such as Henri Matisse. |
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| Accession number | E.347-2003 |
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| Record created | September 29, 2004 |
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