Gold "Eléphantasme" Pendant by Anis Dargaa and Allan Schmidt

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Ended:October 24th 2018, 7:15pm EDT

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The Prize

This beautiful gold pendant featuring a female elephant is perfect for jewellery-lovers and art-lovers alike.

The pendant, with its many curves and reliefs, is the result of a collaboration between Anis Dargaa and Allan Schmidt from Maison Parrisse. They set themselves the challenging task of transposing a painting onto a three-dimensional object to achieve a result that would be faithful to the "Eléphantasme" painting.

Painter and sculptor, the Belgian artist Anis Dargaa graduated from the Royal Academy of Fine Arts in Liège where he studied art and its various disciplines for 8 years.

Daargaa has won many prizes, among which the Initi'art prize, the O'patrimoine prize and an award from the city of Cannes. Some of his works are part of private collections and others have been acquired by museums around the world.

The surrealist artist is notably referenced by the "Art Viewing Program" of the Guggenheim Museum of New York, and he has participated in many art fairs, such as ArtEvent Antwerp, Linéart Ghent and Art-Cannes. He is also an official advisor for the National Council of Plastic Arts (CNAP-AIAP / UNESCO).

Features:

24 carat gold
Weight: 28 grams

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The Cause

As you may have noticed, the world of disability and mobility is developing fast, and mentalities about the necessity to get a maximum of accessible places have been evolving.

It is increasingly common to talk about the “Disability market” because the tourism sector is aware that there is a real opportunity to attract and retain new customers, who were often cast aside in the past. Unfortunately, a large amount of persons with reduced mobility still do not travel and are often reluctant to move into unfamiliar surroundings.

80% of people do not travel because they do not get responses to their requests, and the necessary information in order to prepare their trip in the best possible way. The Wheeling Around the World Foundation’s aim is to break down the barriers in order to enable everyone to travel in the best possible conditions, and to fulfill their dreams.

The Wheeling Around the World Foundation also intends to be the spokesperson of disability and mobility, in order to heighten the awareness of institutions and the tourism industry about the importance of accessibility for everyone.

Website

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Item #L6013

In condition as donated.

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