{"product_id":"strelitzia-nicolai","title":"Strelitzia nicolai","description":"\u003cp dir=\"ltr\"\u003e\u003cspan\u003eGiclée 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\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp dir=\"ltr\"\u003e\u003cspan\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan\u003eAll of giclée prints have the certificate of authenticity, relief stamp and are signed and numbered by hand \u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp dir=\"ltr\"\u003e\u003cspan\u003eSizes:\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan\u003e• A4 29.7 x 21 cm \/ 8.27 x 11.69 in\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan\u003e• A3 42 x 29.7 cm \/ 11.7 x 16.5 in\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan\u003e• A2 59.4 x 42 cm \/ 16.5 x 23.4 in \u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp dir=\"ltr\"\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cdiv dir=\"auto\"\u003eI’ve always found it interesting to work with ambiguous forms -- flowers that don’t look simply like flowers. \u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv dir=\"auto\"\u003eI 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.\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv dir=\"auto\"\u003eStrelitzia 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.\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv dir=\"auto\"\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv dir=\"auto\"\u003eTo 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.\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv dir=\"auto\"\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv dir=\"auto\"\u003eI 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.\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv dir=\"auto\"\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv dir=\"auto\"\u003eI 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.\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv dir=\"auto\"\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp dir=\"ltr\"\u003e\u003cspan\u003eShipping:\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan\u003e• A4 shipping in the reinforcing envelope \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan\u003e• A3 shipping in the tube \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan\u003e• A2 shipping in the tube\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Katya Shiova","offers":[{"title":"• A4 29.7 x 21 cm \/ 8.27 x 11.69 in","offer_id":47163486797878,"sku":null,"price":39.0,"currency_code":"EUR","in_stock":true},{"title":"• A3 42 x 29.7 cm \/ 11.7 x 16.5 in","offer_id":47163486830646,"sku":null,"price":59.0,"currency_code":"EUR","in_stock":true},{"title":"A2 59.4 x 42 cm \/ 16.5 x 23.4 in","offer_id":47163486863414,"sku":null,"price":99.0,"currency_code":"EUR","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0718\/3935\/0838\/files\/Picsart_26-08-09_15-23-45-123.jpg?v=1786278267","url":"https:\/\/motheroffossildragons.com\/products\/strelitzia-nicolai","provider":"Katya Shiova","version":"1.0","type":"link"}