Grace Kelly

This work holds a foundational place within the series dedicated to Grace Kelly. It is among the very first pieces through which Gregory BAÔO explored the manual application of crystals, inaugurating an aesthetic language that would become a lasting signature of his practice. The original image belongs to the most iconic portraits of Princess Grace Kelly of Monaco.

The reinterpretation follows a measured approach, in which artistic intervention accompanies the image without transforming it. Material, light, and manual gesture establish a subtle dialogue between memory and contemporaneity, allowing a silent, inhabited, and timeless presence to emerge.

The Pink version, produced in an edition of three, introduces a more sensitive and contemporary nuance. Color acts as an emotional breath, accompanying the image without disturbing its balance. At the crossroads of historical portraiture and contemporary creation, this work stands as a singular collector’s piece.

The White version, created as a one of a kind work, offers a refined and intimate reading. It incorporates a discreet message, deliberately concealed at the heart of the artwork, conceived as a symbolic inscription intended to transcend time within a logic of memory and transmission.

« De là où je suis, vous resterez dans mon cœur pour l’éternité, votre Princess, votre Grace”.

Caroline, Albert, Stéphanie