ABOUT THIS COLLECTION
The Icons One Collection by Lou Rie consists of 8 depictions of 8 Pop Personalities created by artist Lou Rie. Each avatar is a living sculpture, a handmade portrait modeled on top of a real person, who “inhabits” the subject, adding a mysterious internal presence. The artist’s goal is to capture the essence of the subject.
 
COLLECTION DETAILS  
Series title: Icons 
Series size: 24 artworks
Edition: Limited edition of 100
Proof of Ownership: Proof of Ownership: Certification on the Ethereum blockchain under the ERC1155 protocol. Each artwork is delivered privately and directly to collectors as non-fungible tokens (NFTs) that guarrante proof of ownership.
Format: Pieces consist of PNG files sized 2160x2160 pixels - 150 dpi.
Medium: Human sculpture, mixed materials, photography, post-production coloring
Artwork materials:  Paint, paper, vinyl, textiles & found objects
Contract Address: 0x495f947276749ce646f68ac8c248420045cb7b5e
ID: 2749212597480566...
 
ABOUT THE ARTIST  
A multidisciplinary artist, her work takes a unique approach to an exploration of identity by reconstructing the images of both pop culture and historical figures as a form of living art. Lou Rie has exhibited in several countries in Europe and in North America since 2005. She was awarded a fellowship residency at Colorado’s Anderson Ranch Arts Center in 2017.
 
Most recently, she was exhibited at Buffalo, N.Y.’s Rivalry Project. Her work was also featured in the award-winning Spanish TV series Maricón Perdido, and her short film, Catharsis, was runner-up at the 2019 Interfilm Festival in Berlin. Lou Rie’s second most important art is networking to build a better world.
 
ABOUT THE EXPERT
Prof. Aaron Jaffe, Ph.D. Indiana University, 2001; M.A. Indiana University, 1997; B.A. Colgate University 1993; specializes in modernism, modern and contemporary literature, culture, and media. He is the author of Modernism and the Culture of Celebrity (Cambridge University Press, 2005, 2009) and The Way Things Go: An Essay on the Matter of Second Modernism (University of Minnesota Press, 2014). In 2016, he edited a special issue of Modernism/Modernity on Inhumanism.
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With Jonathan Goldman, he edited Modernist Star Maps (2010), and, with Edward Comentale, he edited The Year's Work in Lebowski Studies (2009) and The Year's Work at the Zombie Research Center (2014).
 
COLLECTION CREDITS  
Concept: HARI - Historical Art Research Institute (HARI Editions)
Production: HARI - Historical Art Research Institute (HARI Editions)
Creative direction: Victor Zabrockis & Marie-Lou Desmeules
Artwork: Lou Rie
Collection advisor: Aaron Jaffe
Post-production: Bwater Studios
Editorial: Braden Phillips
Executive production: Victor Zabrockis
 
RIGHTS OVERVIEW  
Source of artwork: Original artwork by artist commissioned by HARI Editions
Underlying work rights: All rights reserved ©2022 HARI - Historical Art Research Institute (HARI Editions)
Digital copyrights: All rights reserved ©2022 HARI - Historical Art Research Institute (HARI Editions)