Art Guide at The Dorchester
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ARTISTS' BAR<br />
COLLAGE AND<br />
GOLD LEAF ON PAPER<br />
Maria Rivans<br />
Cre<strong>at</strong>ed by artist Maria Rivans, this exuberant collage<br />
is a playful pop-culture homage to <strong>The</strong> <strong>Dorchester</strong><br />
and its fascin<strong>at</strong>ing history. Elizabeth Taylor, who<br />
found a second home <strong>at</strong> the hotel in the 1960s,<br />
is adorned by myriad elements each with a special<br />
connection to <strong>The</strong> <strong>Dorchester</strong> itself.<br />
<strong>The</strong> intric<strong>at</strong>e composition includes tea cups, in a<br />
reference to the hotel’s cherished high teas; golden<br />
decor<strong>at</strong>ive fe<strong>at</strong>ures, such as pineapples from the<br />
hotel’s interiors; the hotel’s famous white Phantom<br />
Rolls Royce; the plane tree, named one of the gre<strong>at</strong><br />
trees of London; and <strong>Dorchester</strong> House, the hotel’s<br />
namesake. Gold leaf and true diamond dust augment<br />
the work as another ode to the hotel’s luxury.<br />
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