Overview
- Artist Rebecca Maria says she completed the nearly nine-foot piece entirely by hand over half a year, working with five clays to achieve the form.
- In Instagram posts, she described struggles with weight and balance to keep the figure standing and said she often worked from a phone image or from memory.
- The sculpture reimagines Sade’s Love Deluxe cover, turning the iconic self-embrace pose from a flat image into a full figure.
- Public details remain limited, with no reported response from Sade and no information on where the work will be displayed.
- Maria’s commission fits her track record of music-culture pieces for Drake, A$AP Rocky, and Lil Yachty, as Drake’s well-known Sade fandom includes two tattoos and coverage notes her recent Rock & Roll Hall of Fame induction.