בידספיריט | אלידה רנן - נ. 1949

אלידה רנן - נ. 1949 - אישה צעירה, 2013. ברונזה, גובה: 34 ס”מ, חתום, מתוארך וממוספר 1/8. אודות האמן: Alida Renan's sculptures smoothly glide between Figurative Realism and Abstract Cubism. The central motif in Alida's work is the human figure, and especially the female figure. It can appear alone or as part of a group. But even if it stands alone, it never is. The figure interacts with its environment as well as with the viewer, inviting him to enter its inner world. Group sculptures are characterized by harmonious bondage. The figures are interrelated by bonds of love and/ or partnership, and present a perfect collaboration with each other, the space around them and with the viewer. Indeed Alida deals a lot with the collaboration of her figures with the space around them, and the gaps between their different parts. This ”game” of positive-negative invites the viewer to use his own imagination and ”play along”. All her sculptures are powerful and sensual, and convey a constant sense of movement which can not leave one indifferent. Well aware of the solid nature of bronze, Alida found the way of giving life and softness to her sculptures. She recruits the motif of movement to her aid– Alida's smooth, well finished surfaces add to the sense of softness and sensuality as well. Warmth is provided by the hues of patinas, carefully chosen for each sculpture. Clearly evident in her sculptures is Alida's love of Naïve Art. A noticeable influence is that of the Colombian artist Fernando Botero. This influence is mostly noticed in the depiction of female figures. These are often characterized with gracious roundness, and chubbiness that raises a smile upon the viewer's face. Alida manages to keep balance between all the dualities in her work, and all live together in harmony: the abstract and the realistic, the individual and the group, freedom and bondage, immobility and movement, naivety and sensuality. Alida's sculptures are part of several private collections in New York, London, Tel – Aviv, Moscow and Singapore. Alida lives in Tel Aviv