GREGORY BAÔO - Marilyn Dancing - Small

Technique: Mixed Media with Swarovski Crystals 

Year: 2024

Size: 37 x 63.5 cm

Edition: Limited Edition of 8 copies + 1 AP

Certificate: of authenticity provided 

Information about the artwork: Marilyn Dancing brings together a series of emblematic poses of Marilyn Monroe into a single image, like a choreographic sequence suspended in time. Each gesture appears both autonomous and connected to the others, forming a continuous movement in which the figure seems to breathe, transform, and remain in motion under the gaze.
Inspired by an emblematic photographic sequence from 1957, the composition
plays on the alternation between repetition and variation, between energy, spontaneity, and inner presence. The central figure, highlighted by a singular chromatic intervention, becomes a point of tension and light, as if the entire scene were converging toward this moment of intensity.
The crystal work follows this dynamic of movement. Thousands of elements, in varying sizes and tonalities, accompany areas of shadow and light, extending the rhythm of the body and transforming the dance into a luminous vibration. Their presence is not ornamental, but part of a visual language in which brilliance, relief, and visual memory enter into dialogue.
A quotation, discreetly concealed within the artwork, accompanies this inner
movement: “Be real, be yourself, be unique, be true, be honest, be humble, be happy.”
It appears as a murmured trace, in counterpoint to the public image, reminding us that behind the icon remains a sensitive and multifaceted human presence. Between homage to cinema and contemporary creation, Marilyn Dancing does not capture a single moment. It gives form to time, continuity, and being in motion.