As I've started to produce some large paintings of roses, I came across this artist in my Nature Morte - Contemporary artists reinvigorate the still life tradition book. "His roses in full bloom speak the youth, love and loss, as well as the immanence of death… the petals of the rose are linked to the eyelids of the sleeper and the permanent sleep that death ordains."
I connected to this artist straight away as he uses the technique of dripping the paint, as the rose is melting, appearing as though its dying, as I do in my paintings. His paintings are also large scale, which is something I'm perusing!
I connected to this artist straight away as he uses the technique of dripping the paint, as the rose is melting, appearing as though its dying, as I do in my paintings. His paintings are also large scale, which is something I'm perusing!
images from: http://artobserved.com/2009/03/go-see-cy-twombly-the-rose-at-gagosian-gallery-london-through-may-9th-2009/