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Flowers & Still
Life
The language of symbolism has always formed the basis of my
work, influenced
predominately by my time in east Arnhem Land where story telling through
painting was prevalent and later with the study of Persian art at university.
Flower symbolism forms the basis of my still-lifes, originated in the orient
it then
flourished thereafter in the western world. There are hundreds of flowers
with
particular meanings; even dictionaries and books have been dedicated to
their symbolic meaning. Each bud nestled in the vase will represent the
personality of the person whom commissioned the flower portrait. This style of painting progressed with the creation of my ‘still
life portraits’ where instead of a figure being represented in the
painting each flower, trinket and item told the story of the sitter to be
unravelled by the voyeur. With these still life’s I endeavour to tap
into the viewers curiosity, inviting them in, then challenges them to unravel
it’s secrets. All of My still lives are constructed with rich textural backgrounds;
bold stylised Riz
Tin Copyright of these images is owned by the original artist - Rose
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