Christina Vogel - Purple Irises (oil on panel, 9 15/16" x 12", 2020)
As an observer, I am occupied by the unremarkable and our everyday exchanges. Most recently, I have begun to paint bunches of flowers, embracing affiliations with femininity and overt beauty. As such, this work might be overlooked, it may seduce or disarm. I think of the bouquets as representing an exchange, too, a gesture and a marking of time. I want these paintings to feel lush, verdant, and abundant, a restorative balm by way of pure visual pleasure.
As an observer, I am occupied by the unremarkable and our everyday exchanges. Most recently, I have begun to paint bunches of flowers, embracing affiliations with femininity and overt beauty. As such, this work might be overlooked, it may seduce or disarm. I think of the bouquets as representing an exchange, too, a gesture and a marking of time. I want these paintings to feel lush, verdant, and abundant, a restorative balm by way of pure visual pleasure.
As an observer, I am occupied by the unremarkable and our everyday exchanges. Most recently, I have begun to paint bunches of flowers, embracing affiliations with femininity and overt beauty. As such, this work might be overlooked, it may seduce or disarm. I think of the bouquets as representing an exchange, too, a gesture and a marking of time. I want these paintings to feel lush, verdant, and abundant, a restorative balm by way of pure visual pleasure.