Flowers and art have had a long and storied relationship.
FromMonet’sWater LilliestoVan Gogh’s series ofSunflowerpaintings, artists have spent countless hours immortalizing the beauty of blooms.
Buenos Aires-based artistMaria Marta Morellicontinues the tradition offlower artwith her series of large-scale paintings of peonies and roses.
She renders her subjects with layers of oil paint until each tiny detail is captured.
Furthermore, she places her flowers against a solid color background to enhance the vibrant splendor of the flora.
While she is fond of all flowers, her art gravitates towards two species in particular.
I think of these curved structures as the beautiful female bodies from the Renaissance.
Typically, her compositions feature a combination of blossoms and flowers that are already in full bloom.
This gives the artist the opportunity to paint different stages of a flower’s life on one canvas.
Then, virtually part it into small pieces like a puzzle.
[Only afterward] can we can process the information these pieces are giving us (i.e.
color, value, shapes).
The artist’s keen observation of peonies and roses pays off as her art looks real enough to touch.
In this way, she celebrates the ephemeral beauty of something that exists.
Argentinian-based artist Maria Marta Morelli creates hyperrealistic paintings of peonies and roses in full bloom.
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