Paintings that reference florals and flowers might initially evoke a certain “chocolate box” sentimentality, often dismissed as lacking in fine art’s gravitas. However, contemporary artists like Cy Twombly and Flora Yukhnovich, among others, transform these organic motifs into profound symbols of life’s existential nature. Their work transcends pastiche, capturing the robust interplay between the ascent and descent of life, the vitality that diminishes in a blaze, evoking a deeper contemplation of life’s cyclical essence.
Among the artists represented by New Blood Art, several engage deeply with the natural world, using the motif of flowers in various states of vitality and decline to explore themes of beauty, decay, and transformation… VISIT A FLORAL REBELLION > > >
