Queen Saddie embodies the figure of a starlet, a captivating character oscillating between glamour and illusion. Radiant and excessive, she exists in a world of representation and spectacle, where appearance becomes a language and identity a performance. Confident and charismatic, she fascinates with her brilliance while leaving uncertainty as to what is genuine and what is merely played.
Part of the Les P’tites Go series, the artwork explores complex and deeply human female personalities, revealing the tensions between self-assertion and external perception. Queen Saddie questions the construction of image, the notion of power, and contemporary codes of visibility. She embodies both the confidence and fragility of a persona shaped by the gaze of others.
The bold, dripping red cross painted across the face disrupts the glamorous aesthetic of the starlet. It symbolizes rejection, challenges conventional standards of beauty, and highlights the tension between recognition and marginalization within the art world. This deliberately disruptive gesture asserts the artist’s freedom and affirms the legitimacy of unconventional materials and approaches.
Created with paint on hand-tufted merino wool mounted on a painted MDF panel, the artwork combines ink, spray paint, and Posca with a sculptural element crafted from ostrich leather. At the intersection of textile art, neo-pop aesthetics, and urban influences, Queen Saddie offers a reflection on identity, representation, and authenticity in contemporary society.
