Venus meli melo

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Alexy Berthelot's plaster sculpture Venus meli melo, 45 cm high, 13 cm wide, 13 cm deep, hand-signed, from France, in good condition.

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Méli Mélo is a series composed of found statues, mirrors, and decorative elements, in a spirit close to the ready-made initiated by Marcel Duchamp.

Each piece is unique.

These forms, already charged with history and symbolism, are unified through the application of a deep blue inspired by Yves Klein.

The color acts as both a veil and a statement.
It unifies, radicalizes, and suspends time.

Freed from their decorative function, the forms become pure presence—
contemplative objects, somewhere between sculpture and icon.

Méli Méli explores transformation: how a single color can shift an existing form into a silent, autonomous plastic dimension.



Alexy Berthelot, a self-taught artist living in Geneva, presents his works, sometimes figurative, abstract, or surreal: his work is based on an intimate and aesthetic universe.

His personal research leads to a poetic and imaginative view of the world.

Colorful agreements with a reduced range tend to suggest a gentle melancholy emotion and contained strength, often expressed through harmonic themes, sometimes contradictory.
#salvagecollection

Méli Mélo is a series composed of found statues, mirrors, and decorative elements, in a spirit close to the ready-made initiated by Marcel Duchamp.

Each piece is unique.

These forms, already charged with history and symbolism, are unified through the application of a deep blue inspired by Yves Klein.

The color acts as both a veil and a statement.
It unifies, radicalizes, and suspends time.

Freed from their decorative function, the forms become pure presence—
contemplative objects, somewhere between sculpture and icon.

Méli Méli explores transformation: how a single color can shift an existing form into a silent, autonomous plastic dimension.



Alexy Berthelot, a self-taught artist living in Geneva, presents his works, sometimes figurative, abstract, or surreal: his work is based on an intimate and aesthetic universe.

His personal research leads to a poetic and imaginative view of the world.

Colorful agreements with a reduced range tend to suggest a gentle melancholy emotion and contained strength, often expressed through harmonic themes, sometimes contradictory.
#salvagecollection

Details

Era
After 2000
Country of Origin
France
Material
Plaster
Title of artwork
Venus meli melo
Signature
Hand signed
Condition
Good condition
Height
45 cm
Width
13 cm
Depth
13 cm
FranceVerified
1582
Objects sold
99.3%
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