{"product_id":"from-flowers-to-footballs","title":"From Flowers To Footballs","description":"\u003cp class=\"PDq2pG_selectionAnchorContainer\"\u003e\u003cb id=\"docs-internal-guid-dad182e0-7fff-7b3d-3862-ec3aaf0d3a7e\"\u003e\u003cspan\u003eARTIST:\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e Malena Guerrieri\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"PDq2pG_selectionAnchorContainer\"\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eMATERIALS:\u003c\/strong\u003e Canvas, pencil and pen\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"PDq2pG_selectionAnchorContainer\"\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eMETHOD:\u003c\/strong\u003e Hand-drawn\u003cspan class=\"PDq2pG_selectionAnchor\"\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"PDq2pG_selectionAnchorContainer\"\u003e\u003cmeta charset=\"UTF-8\"\u003e\u003cb id=\"docs-internal-guid-6618665e-7fff-f67b-08a8-503557b5e5e4\"\u003e\u003cspan\u003eDIMENSIONS:\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e5.5 × 7.5 in\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp dir=\"ltr\"\u003e\u003cspan\u003eOriginal preparatory studies from Malena Guerrieri's ongoing \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan\u003eLa Caprichosa\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan\u003e series.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp dir=\"ltr\"\u003e\u003cspan\u003eBefore constructing each football, Guerrieri develops small-scale drawings to explore the color, rhythm, and composition of the floral patterns that will later be translated into hand-stitched leather. Each study offers a glimpse into the process behind the finished footballs and stands as a unique work in its own right.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp dir=\"ltr\"\u003e\u003cstrong style=\"font-size: 0.875rem;\"\u003eTHIS WORK WAS CREATED AS PART OF \u003ca href=\"https:\/\/lasudestada.com\/objects-at-play\/\" title=\"OBJECTS AT PLAY\" rel=\"noopener\" target=\"_blank\"\u003eOBJECTS AT PLAY EXHIBITI\u003c\/a\u003e\u003ca href=\"https:\/\/lasudestada.com\/objects-at-play\/\" title=\"OBJECTS AT PLAY\" rel=\"noopener\" target=\"_blank\"\u003eON.\u003c\/a\u003e \u003c\/strong\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e\u003cem\u003e\u003cspan style=\"font-size: 0.875rem;\"\u003eEach piece is unique in color composition, texture, and stitching variations.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003cstrong style=\"font-size: 0.875rem;\"\u003e\u003cb id=\"docs-internal-guid-a5112b89-7fff-6967-86b3-27341c0dcabd\"\u003e\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eARTIST STATEMENT\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cem\u003e\"In my ceramic deflated soccer balls, I focus on the moment when an object loses its function but gains a new kind of presence. Through the change in materiality from soft to hard, the viewer gains a different perspective on a familiar object. By translating a collapsed ball into a rigid ceramic form, I highlight fragility, failure, and the quiet aftermath of play. What was once full of motion becomes a sculptural pause, an imprint of use, exhaustion, and memory held in a material that refuses to bounce back.\"\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eABOUT THE ARTIST\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp dir=\"ltr\"\u003e\u003cspan\u003eMalena Guerrieri (b. 1988, Buenos Aires, Argentina) is a visual artist whose practice explores material culture, craft traditions, and collective memory. Working across sculpture, installation, and participatory projects, she often uses found and discarded materials to investigate the stories embedded in everyday objects. \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan\u003eLa Caprichosa\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan\u003e is her ongoing series centered on football as both object and cultural artifact.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003c!----\u003e","brand":"SUDESTADA","offers":[{"title":"Garden","offer_id":52488937439452,"sku":"S-FLOWERS-PLAY-02","price":195.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true},{"title":"Monochrome","offer_id":52488937472220,"sku":"S-FLOWERS-PLAY-03","price":195.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true},{"title":"Fervor","offer_id":52488937504988,"sku":"S-FLOWERS-PLAY-01","price":195.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true},{"title":"Hectic","offer_id":52488937537756,"sku":"S-FLOWERS-PLAY-04","price":195.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true},{"title":"All Drawings","offer_id":52490010263772,"sku":"S-FLOWERS-PLAY-05","price":650.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0696\/9108\/0924\/files\/FromFlowerstoBalls_GARDEN_SUDESTADA_JPG.jpg?v=1789053668","url":"https:\/\/shop.lasudestada.com\/products\/from-flowers-to-footballs","provider":"SUDESTADA","version":"1.0","type":"link"}