Flowers in a Jug Painting

In the 17th century flower still lifes were an important genre and the painters' aim was it, to capture beauty combined with a certain message. This collage is inspired by Hans Memling's painting "Flowers in a Jug". It was painted as early as ~1485 and is considered as one of the earliest flower still lives. In todays world many experience uncertainty and rather than finding comfort in the beauty of nature they feel as if their world was falling apart and they were left with the pieces. By sowing a collage of a traditional motive I want to show this feeling of fragmentation adding a little extra hold in an attempt to make it stick together after all. The result is different from the original that it used to be and more than one option would have been possible in the creative process. I chose one option and sown to the canvas, that shall be the new reality we have to get used to. The pieces are all canvas painted with oils or acrylics. The painting is varnished and mounted on a frame. You can find more information on the working progress of this piece on my Instagram page.