Artwork Description

Acrylic on canvas, stretched and ready to hang.

Signed on the front.

This artwork comes with an external frame

Pomegranate Travels explores a different colour pallette than my usual pastels. Rich, earthy red teamed with mustard gold brings to my mind exotic spices and silks along the Silk Road.

Did you know there was more than one Silk Road, and also a maritime Spice Route? From Japan, through Indonesia, to India and the Middle East. It is fascinating to study the origins of our food and condiments. Cinnamon from Sri Lanka, pepper from India, nutmeg and cloves from Indonesia and anise from the Middle East and Mediterranean.

How would I describe my art?
It has an emphasis on pattern and historical cultural fusion, with a decorative flair or style.

How do I decide what to paint?
It normally stems from research, but other times from serendipity. I might discover a historical style or culture that I haven’t seen before, but often I am inspired by documentaries, textiles, ceramics, history, or cultural mixing.

What does my work mean?
My work explores how cultural exchange has always happened. In each piece, the motifs I use will change, however, depending on the host culture. I aim to draw attention to how we are all more closely related than we realise, and how forgotten fads in the past have informed our present. I am interested in what we owe our ancestors, by highlighting those things that should be remembered and perhaps are no longer valued as they should be.

This piece is 85 x 85 cm, sturdily framed in firm meranti hardwood.

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Medium

Acrylic on Canvas

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Stretched and ready to hang

This artwork is currently stretched and ready to hang.

It comes with an external frame.

Framed dimensions - 85.0(W) x 85.0(H).

Artwork dimensions - 85.0(W) x 85.0(H).

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