First seen at the official opening of the Hôtel Métropole in Monte-Carlo, this piece by Amaryllis was later displayed at the Galerie Robin Leadouze in Paris. Like many of Amaryllis’s sculptures, L’Ange des Mers is a bold and unique interpretation of the mermaid, and a wonderful addition to ...
First seen at the official opening of the Hôtel Métropole in Monte-Carlo, this piece by Amaryllis was later displayed at the Galerie Robin Leadouze in Paris. Like many of Amaryllis’s sculptures, L’Ange des Mers is a bold and unique interpretation of the mermaid, and a wonderful addition to the numerous mermaid statues found around the world. “She is at once woman and manta ray. She symbolises our origin and our connection with the sea as the Mother of Life, cradle of life on our planet. Like my other statues, she conveys a message of conservation and harmony with the life in our oceans.” Amaryllis has since sculpted other artworks with a similar message, including Atlante, a mermaid statue installed at the port of Cannes in 2000, and the AMA mermaid statues created for the Amaryllis Art for Charity project. Amaryllis studied at the École des Beaux-Arts in France and is an accomplished and well-known sculptor, best known for her works on the theme of the sea and ocean conservation. Her passion for preserving nature and the oceans in particular shines through in her art. Named for the beautiful Amaryllis flower, she was nicknamed Ama. One day, she learned that “ama” is a Japanese word for women of the sea – the Japanese ama have a rich tradition of diving for pearls and other marine treasures, similar to the haenyo divers of South Korea. Amaryllis developed a passion for the myths and legends of the sea, and was fascinated by mermaids from an early age. One of the most important recurring themes in her art is our connection to the sea as the origin of life, and the message that we need to preserve this cradle of life, both for ourselves and for the many endangered species.
