The artwork, titled “Plate from La Poupée,” was created by Hans Bellmer in 1936. It falls within the art movements of Dada and Surrealism and belongs to the photo genre.
In the artwork, there is an intriguing arrangement of doll parts on a textured fabric background. Central to the composition are two legs, seemingly disjointed, and posed alongside a delicate, lacy material. Placed atop this arrangement is a rose, contributing to a sense of uncanny beauty and discomfort. The use of monochromatic tones enhances the surrealistic and somewhat eerie atmosphere of the piece. The juxtaposition of familiar objects in unfamiliar contexts exemplifies the principles of both Dada and Surrealism, inviting a deeper contemplation of the ordinary and the bizarre.
