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Katya Shiova
Strelitzia nicolai
Strelitzia nicolai
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€39,00 EUR
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Giclée is the museum quality print on the 100% cotton paper with the pigment inks with the highest lightfastness. This technology allows to reproduce all the colour shades and dimensions with and texture of the watercolour paper
All of giclée prints have the certificate of authenticity, relief stamp and are signed and numbered by hand
Sizes:
• A4 29.7 x 21 cm / 8.27 x 11.69 in
• A3 42 x 29.7 cm / 11.7 x 16.5 in
• A2 59.4 x 42 cm / 16.5 x 23.4 in
I’ve always found it interesting to work with ambiguous forms -- flowers that don’t look simply like flowers.
I am inspired by creatures that seem to exist beyond the boundaries of their own biological kingdoms -- plants that look like birds, birds that resemble gnarled wood, insects that mimic leaves, or fungi straight out of the "Alien" movies.
Strelitzia nicolai, commonly known as the wild banana or giant white bird of paradise, but in reality, it is neither a banana nor a bird. Looks like a perfect muse for me.
To me, Strelitzias embody the boundless, almost aggressive, prehistoric beauty of nature. Their flowers look exactly the same tоday as they did before the appearance of humans as a species.
I appreciate the absence of romantic sentiment in them; they are not flowers for bouquets. Plants like Strelitzia nicolai or Ravenala madagascariensis lack a proper visible stem of the inflorescence, making their flowers mostly unsuitable for cut-flower arrangements. I like their monumental beaty, architectural and savage at the same time.
I had no doubts about the composition -- I wanted to present it as an observer rather than an artist. It was meant to look like a casual snapshot, a glance cast at the plant while walking by. I wanted the plant to look like a part of nature without the glossy perfection -- strong stems, a leaf torn by the wind, dry sepals and solid gothic bract. It seems to me that the combination of dark green foliage and elegant white-and-blue flower clusters looks very striking and attractive.
Shipping:
• A4 shipping in the reinforcing envelope
• A3 shipping in the tube
• A2 shipping in the tube
