ALEXIA SINCLAIR

Alexia Sinclair is a versatile Australian photographer and artist who works her works in a singularly painterly way. His art is plastic, tinged with commercialism, baroque and bewitching. His photographic compositions tell a story, his whole world, through evocative imagery made up of fantasies, dreams and cultural references. Using a graphic narrative aimed at seducing the viewer, Alexias art is dark and seductive, baroque and symbolic. Her multi-layered photographs subtly present contemporary notions of fashion and beauty, while restoring ancient notions of classicism, elegance and opulence. In her Rococo series, Alexia returned to the 18th century at the court of Versailles with the fiery Madame de Pompadour as the protagonist. Alexia fills all the roles, from the design of sets and props, to make-up and costumes. The composition is sought, the assembly is meticulously constructed, thus, Rococo silk flowers, which she painted and arranged herself in her garden in New South Wales. “I am back in 18th century France, my obsession. It was a time when life at court was more flamboyant, sensual and playful, when fashions were exaggerated and women used their costumes as an extension of their personalities. During this period, powerful women from the French court became fashion icons and their tastes influenced all of Europe. Their luxurious, excessive and exotic designs inspired many aspects of the costumes in this series; from Madame de Pompadours porcelain flowers to Madame du Barry;s diamond necklace, and Marie-Antoinette muslin shirt. Madame de Pompadour was a fascinating, cultured and intelligent woman, she entertained people like Voltaire in her salon. Here, we can see her, in the middle of scattered books, with headband and feather, its very naughty. »