A ceramic wall installation comprised of 252 hand-painted plates. The central image of the work, a bouquet of vibrantly painted flowers is derived from 15th century Dutch painting, more specifically “pronkstilleven” (Dutch for ‘ostentatious still life’). Each individual plate serves as a canvas; together, the plates reveal the intricate abstract floral motif of their source material. Bridging the gap decorative and fine art the glazed surfaces of earthenware plates collectively become a fragmented canvas for painterly re-rendering.

Year: 2019

Materials: 252 hand-painted earthenware plates with glaze and underglaze

Dimensions: 280w x 90h x 1.5d inches