La Mama - Sacred Rebellion - XL - 1/1
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La Mama presents Sacred Rebellion XL 1/1, an original 1/1 EA on canvas (46 × 66 cm) in mixed media including IA and Giclée, hand-signed, in excellent condition, France origin, Edition Original with a limited series of 6, certificate of authenticity delivered by email, sold directly by the artist, unframed.
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Sacred Rebellion by La Mama – Original unique 1/1 XL – Artist’s Proof (EA)
It bears the colors of the sacred. But its gesture belongs to an entirely different world.
In Sacred Rebellion, La Mama builds a figure that is simultaneously solemn, iconic, and deeply contemporary. Draped in royal blue and intense red, wearing a white veil and crowned with gold, the young woman immediately evokes the great religious depictions in the history of art.
But in her hands, no scepter or liturgical symbol: a modern weapon, pierced by a bouquet of flowers.
This contrast is the true strength of the work. The rigidity of metal meets the fragility of petals, potential violence dialogues with gentleness, and sacred iconography is redirected to become an open reflection on peace, resistance, power, and human contradiction.
Sacred Rebellion gives no answers. It simply places two opposing languages in the same image and leaves the viewer to decide which one truly dominates.
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About the work
• Title: Sacred Rebellion
• Artist: La Mama
• Edition: Original unique work 1/1 – Artist’s Proof (EA), from a limited series of 6 copies
• Format: XL – 46 × 66 cm
• Border: Extra white border of 3 cm included
• Support: High-definition Fine Art print on premium canvas – no paper print
• Technique: Digital creation combining AI as a creation tool with digital painting, drawing and manual retouching using Adobe Photoshop on a graphics tablet
• Condition: New
• Authenticity: Certificate of authenticity provided exclusively by email
• Framing: Work sold without canvas frame or frame
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A craftsman’s digital work
The construction of Sacred Rebellion rests on a digital creation process that combines the use of AI as a creation tool with significant manual painting and digital retouching by the artist.
AI participates in the development of the visual base of the work. From this base, La Mama personally continues the creation in Adobe Photoshop, with a graphics tablet, for several hours.
The deep blue of the cloak, the red of the dress and the gold of the halo form a palette instantly inspired by great religious works. The embroidery, the folds of the fabric, the white veil and the details of the headdress reinforce this impression of an old icon.
La Mama works directly at the graphics tablet like a painter before his canvas. She manually intervenes on volumes, lights, textures, contours, and pictorial details, layer after layer, until the desired balance is achieved.
The process notably includes digital painting, correction and reconstruction of certain areas, work on the face and hands, modification of fabrics and materials, metallic textures, lighting, colors and contrasts, as well as the overall finishing of the composition.
Special attention is also paid to the flowers and their integration around the weapon, the central element of the symbolic construction of the work.
AI thus constitutes one of the tools used in the creative process, while the final appearance of the work also results from several hours of manual intervention and artistic choices made by La Mama.
The bouquet placed around the weapon plays a crucial role. It does not hide the object: it visually transforms it, creating an immediate tension between threat and beauty.
⸻
About the edition
This copy is the unique Artist’s Proof (EA) 1/1, associated with a limited edition of only six copies.
This distinction specifically identifies the artist’s proof and gives it a special place within the edition.
⸻
Delivery and presentation
The work is printed on premium canvas that faithfully reproduces colors, textures, contrasts and the finest details. It is not a paper print.
It is carefully rolled and then protected before being shipped in a reinforced protective tube, to guarantee it arrives in perfect condition.
The extra 3 cm white border allows for future mounting on a stretcher while preserving the integrity of the composition.
The certificate of authenticity is provided exclusively by email.
⸻
About the artist – La Mama
La Mama develops a universe where the great symbols of art history confront those of our time.
Her creations combine classical references, religious iconography, AI used as a creation tool, digital painting, drawing and manual interventions at the graphics tablet. The artist regularly plays on oppositions — softness and tension, tradition and modernity, beauty and provocation — in order to create images that are immediately striking but open to multiple readings.
Each composition is reworked individually to develop the visual identity unique to La Mama’s universe.
With Sacred Rebellion, La Mama offers a particularly symbolic work, where the sacred, strength and fragility coexist in a single figure.
Sacred Rebellion by La Mama – Original unique 1/1 XL – Artist’s Proof (EA)
It bears the colors of the sacred. But its gesture belongs to an entirely different world.
In Sacred Rebellion, La Mama builds a figure that is simultaneously solemn, iconic, and deeply contemporary. Draped in royal blue and intense red, wearing a white veil and crowned with gold, the young woman immediately evokes the great religious depictions in the history of art.
But in her hands, no scepter or liturgical symbol: a modern weapon, pierced by a bouquet of flowers.
This contrast is the true strength of the work. The rigidity of metal meets the fragility of petals, potential violence dialogues with gentleness, and sacred iconography is redirected to become an open reflection on peace, resistance, power, and human contradiction.
Sacred Rebellion gives no answers. It simply places two opposing languages in the same image and leaves the viewer to decide which one truly dominates.
⸻
About the work
• Title: Sacred Rebellion
• Artist: La Mama
• Edition: Original unique work 1/1 – Artist’s Proof (EA), from a limited series of 6 copies
• Format: XL – 46 × 66 cm
• Border: Extra white border of 3 cm included
• Support: High-definition Fine Art print on premium canvas – no paper print
• Technique: Digital creation combining AI as a creation tool with digital painting, drawing and manual retouching using Adobe Photoshop on a graphics tablet
• Condition: New
• Authenticity: Certificate of authenticity provided exclusively by email
• Framing: Work sold without canvas frame or frame
⸻
A craftsman’s digital work
The construction of Sacred Rebellion rests on a digital creation process that combines the use of AI as a creation tool with significant manual painting and digital retouching by the artist.
AI participates in the development of the visual base of the work. From this base, La Mama personally continues the creation in Adobe Photoshop, with a graphics tablet, for several hours.
The deep blue of the cloak, the red of the dress and the gold of the halo form a palette instantly inspired by great religious works. The embroidery, the folds of the fabric, the white veil and the details of the headdress reinforce this impression of an old icon.
La Mama works directly at the graphics tablet like a painter before his canvas. She manually intervenes on volumes, lights, textures, contours, and pictorial details, layer after layer, until the desired balance is achieved.
The process notably includes digital painting, correction and reconstruction of certain areas, work on the face and hands, modification of fabrics and materials, metallic textures, lighting, colors and contrasts, as well as the overall finishing of the composition.
Special attention is also paid to the flowers and their integration around the weapon, the central element of the symbolic construction of the work.
AI thus constitutes one of the tools used in the creative process, while the final appearance of the work also results from several hours of manual intervention and artistic choices made by La Mama.
The bouquet placed around the weapon plays a crucial role. It does not hide the object: it visually transforms it, creating an immediate tension between threat and beauty.
⸻
About the edition
This copy is the unique Artist’s Proof (EA) 1/1, associated with a limited edition of only six copies.
This distinction specifically identifies the artist’s proof and gives it a special place within the edition.
⸻
Delivery and presentation
The work is printed on premium canvas that faithfully reproduces colors, textures, contrasts and the finest details. It is not a paper print.
It is carefully rolled and then protected before being shipped in a reinforced protective tube, to guarantee it arrives in perfect condition.
The extra 3 cm white border allows for future mounting on a stretcher while preserving the integrity of the composition.
The certificate of authenticity is provided exclusively by email.
⸻
About the artist – La Mama
La Mama develops a universe where the great symbols of art history confront those of our time.
Her creations combine classical references, religious iconography, AI used as a creation tool, digital painting, drawing and manual interventions at the graphics tablet. The artist regularly plays on oppositions — softness and tension, tradition and modernity, beauty and provocation — in order to create images that are immediately striking but open to multiple readings.
Each composition is reworked individually to develop the visual identity unique to La Mama’s universe.
With Sacred Rebellion, La Mama offers a particularly symbolic work, where the sacred, strength and fragility coexist in a single figure.
Details
Artist
La Mama
Sold by
Direct from the artist
Edition
Original
Title of artwork
Sacred Rebellion - XL - 1/1
Technique
AI, Giclée, Mixed technique
Signature
Hand signed
Country of origin
France
Condition
Excellent condition
Height
66 cm
Width
46 cm
Style
Conceptual art
Period
2020+
Sold with frame
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