Grace

Maria Rivans’s first ever landscape-oriented pin-up – is a vision of elegance and sophistication. Named for Jane Fonda’s role in the hit television series Grace and Frankie, ‘Grace' begins with a digitally enhanced image of Fonda, printed onto Canson Photo Rag 310 Paper for a smooth and flawless greyscale texture. What follows is Rivans’s response to this portrait of profound calm and serenity: a delicate collage crafted out of soft matt flowers, birds, butterflies, and beasts to represent the tapestry of Fonda’s varied life – a shining star, a political activist, an outspoken supporter of environmental, feminist and LGBTQ+ causes, and still an inspiration at 85. But this is more than a celebration of one woman: blossoming with symbolism – from the ace of spades for positivity, to a prowling lion for courage, and a unicorn for the magic of nature – Rivans’s collage captures the grace and beauty of a life lived to the full.