Description

The images in these gorgeously coloured and deeply glazed works, entitled "The Language of Flowers," are made up of layered paint and glaze to achieve a translucent effect. Reminiscent of a still pond, each image questions the solidity of the surface. The flowers are suspended below the surface, inviting the viewer to look within--or are they reflected?

The language of flowers:

The lily

white lily - purity
day lily - cocquetry

The lily is a strong symbol. The first lily is said to have grown in the Garden of Eden, sown from Eve’s tears. The white lily is the emblem of the Virgin Mary and was consecrated to her in the 2nd century AD. The whiteness of the flower symbolizes her purity and the gold anthers represent her soul in heaven.

112 x 87 cm, glaze and oil paint on linen
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Artist Statement

My practice is an exploration of the universal pursuit of natural and constructed beauty and contrasting elements in what is perceived to be beautiful. These have developed, as a result of the expansion of knowledge and the changing of customs in societies, from the admiration of perceived perfection equalling beauty to beauty being defined by imperfections.

Important aesthetics of beauty are suggested by many means, including through the delicate surface and layering of the image--the finished work itself strives to be a beautiful object, although circumventing and reducing beauty's more terrifying and awe inspiring aspects by introducing a fragility that we now recognise as an aspect of natural and constructed beauty.

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