Niki De Saint Phalle

29th October, 1930 (Neuilly-Sur-Seine, France) – 21st May, 2002 (San Diego, USA)

In our Torel Avantgarde, our incredible boutique hotel in the center of Porto, the tribute to Niki de Saint Phalle is made through one of our rooms with a double bed.

The blue headboard represents her colorful and fun works, and the female sculpture frame represents her femininity and the sculptures that she used to make.

Niki De Saint Phalle - Torel Avantgarde
Niki De Saint Phalle - Torel Avantgarde
Niki De Saint Phalle - Torel Avantgarde
Niki De Saint Phalle - Torel Avantgarde

About The Artist...

Niki de Saint Phalle was a French filmmaker and sculptor-painter, best known for her sculptural female figures: the Nanas.

Niki De Saint Phalle - Torel Avantgarde

In her artistic career, she paired courageous, jubilant female forms and caricatures with dark and disturbing material.

Throughout his career, she has continually disrupted long-standing conventions in art. Her iconoclastic approach to her identity and society at large made her an early and important voice for both the feminist movement and the development of conceptual art.

“Painting calmed the chaos that shook my soul.” – Niki de Saint Phalle