“When I began this piece, I wasn’t thinking about symbolism. I was thinking about flowers, or more precisely, about the strange discipline needed to study them. Flowers demand a particular kind of attention: they are both simple and excessive, soft yet structurally insistent. In painting them, I found myself confronting the problem of texture, how to make the surface speak without overwhelming the form.
The central bloom in Flora became a kind of experiment. Its brightness was not something I planned; it rose naturally out of the layered strokes, each one attempting to articulate a texture that could never be fully captured. Flowers resist translation. Their softness is deceptive, and their fragility often masks an unexpectedly rigorous architecture.
I realized, while working, that studying a flower is also studying fear. Not fear in the dramatic sense, but the quieter fear of impermanence, of surfaces that will inevitably collapse. Texture became a way of approaching this truth indirectly. The more I layered, the more the flower seemed to confront its own transience, as if every stroke was an acknowledgment that beauty is temporary precisely because it is built from such delicate material.
In the end, Flora is less a representation than an inquiry. The nightmare-like tension at its edges is simply the residue of paying close attention, to form, to fragility, to the subtle negotiations between softness and structure. Texture, in this context, becomes a record of looking: of noticing what resists permanence, and of choosing to paint it anyway.” - Antonia xx
Add a wonderful accent to your living space with this poster that is sure to brighten any environment.
Printed on 200g natural art paper with a matte, uncoated finish and lightly textured surface, that ensures a rich and vibrant display of colors.
Sustainability is important to us, that is why our prints are made to order and not printed until the order is received. All orders are printed and shipped within 3 business days of receiving the order.
Fits standard sized frames. The frame is not included.
If your order has been damaged or lost within 1 month of shipment you are eligible for a complimentary reprint.
All sales are final and cannot be cancelled.
Please note that orders placed after 10 December cannot be guaranteed for delivery before the holidays.
“When I began this piece, I wasn’t thinking about symbolism. I was thinking about flowers, or more precisely, about the strange discipline needed to study them. Flowers demand a particular kind of attention: they are both simple and excessive, soft yet structurally insistent. In painting them, I found myself confronting the problem of texture, how to make the surface speak without overwhelming the form.
The central bloom in Flora became a kind of experiment. Its brightness was not something I planned; it rose naturally out of the layered strokes, each one attempting to articulate a texture that could never be fully captured. Flowers resist translation. Their softness is deceptive, and their fragility often masks an unexpectedly rigorous architecture.
I realized, while working, that studying a flower is also studying fear. Not fear in the dramatic sense, but the quieter fear of impermanence, of surfaces that will inevitably collapse. Texture became a way of approaching this truth indirectly. The more I layered, the more the flower seemed to confront its own transience, as if every stroke was an acknowledgment that beauty is temporary precisely because it is built from such delicate material.
In the end, Flora is less a representation than an inquiry. The nightmare-like tension at its edges is simply the residue of paying close attention, to form, to fragility, to the subtle negotiations between softness and structure. Texture, in this context, becomes a record of looking: of noticing what resists permanence, and of choosing to paint it anyway.” - Antonia xx
Add a wonderful accent to your living space with this poster that is sure to brighten any environment.
Printed on 200g natural art paper with a matte, uncoated finish and lightly textured surface, that ensures a rich and vibrant display of colors.
Sustainability is important to us, that is why our prints are made to order and not printed until the order is received. All orders are printed and shipped within 3 business days of receiving the order.
Fits standard sized frames. The frame is not included.
If your order has been damaged or lost within 1 month of shipment you are eligible for a complimentary reprint.
All sales are final and cannot be cancelled.
Please note that orders placed after 10 December cannot be guaranteed for delivery before the holidays.
