Why did Niki create smaller pieces?

Sculpture: Chairs
On Guide: n4
Location: Linnean House
 
Niki was prolific in her production of large-scale sculpture and entire environments of art. But she also wanted to create pieces on a domestic scale that people could have in their homes. The Chairs, Grand éléphant vase, and the Oiseau amoureux are examples of this period of her work.

The Oiseau amoureux (inside the Climatron) was originally designed to be a giant kite for a worldwide traveling kite exhibition in 1988. Birds were a constant theme in Niki's work — she said some were immoral, sad, triumphant, hungry ... or even "in love."

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