‘Love Armor’
$1,000.00
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Description
LOVE ARMOR
Small Organic Heart
Original Sculpture • Private Collection
FROM THE ARTIST — ZAE
The idea for Love Armor began with a contradiction.
I once read an article about Asian armor constructed from paper. I was fascinated by the idea that something so delicate could be transformed into something capable of providing protection. I began researching its history and eventually watched an episode of MythBusters exploring the strength of paper armor compared with metal.
The results stayed with me.
Paper was remarkably lightweight, yet under the right conditions, it could be extraordinarily strong.
I knew I had to create something with paper.
At the time, LOVE was already a recurring theme throughout my artwork. Love is complicated. It can protect us, expose us, strengthen us, and sometimes hurt us.
Then the connection became clear:
Armor and Love.
Perfect.
If paper could become armor, perhaps love could become armor too.
I began asking myself another question: Why create a heart in two dimensions when I could bring one into three-dimensional space?
That question marked the beginning of my Love Armor sculptures.
Through extensive experimentation, trial and error, and countless revisions, I developed my own proprietary process for constructing three-dimensional hearts from paper. The first five sculptures were created entirely from organic materials, representing a personal gesture toward the earth and the beginning of a new sculptural direction.
This small heart is one of those original five.
Constructed entirely from organic materials and finished with genuine silver dating from 1970, it represents an important part of the evolution of the Love Armor collection. Today, this original sculpture resides in a private collection.
THE ORIGINAL FIVE LOVE ARMOR HEARTS HAVE ALL BEEN ACQUIRED.
But the concept continues.
Something as delicate as paper can become extraordinarily strong.
Something as vulnerable as love can become armor.
LOVE ARMOR
An ongoing exploration of vulnerability, strength, protection, and the complex architecture of love.
ABOUT THE COLLECTION
Every Love Armor heart is individually handcrafted by ZAE. No two are alike. Each sculpture is an original expression within an evolving body of work exploring the many dimensions of LOVE.
For inquiries about the Love Armor collection and future original works, please contact ZAE directly.
Free Is Art.
©ZAE ART Worldwide.
