Body in Motion : Artwork 1

A classical ballerina in arabesque, her tutu rendered entirely in open floral cutwork — dahlias and blossoms replacing fabric with structured negative space. The square frame has an interior secondary border that creates a proscenium stage effect, placing the figure within a formal performance context. The piece is grounded in the Romantic ballet tradition, specifically the 19th-century works where the female form and botanical nature were consciously merged — La Sylphide (1832), Giselle (1841) — the dancer as nature embodied rather than woman performing. For a dressing room, an arts space, or a living room where movement and refinement are the qualities the room is built around.