SUNFLOWER

Floral structure about the spiritual rebirth of our natural world

Sunflower, 2021
Mixed materials and media
Unique work
H60 x W30 x D36cm

“THIS ARTWORK IS ABOUT A FLORAL ‘GRAVEYARD HEADSTONE’ AND TRANSLUCENT ‘TOMBLIKE COFFIN’ THAT TRANSCENDS THE ‘SPIRIT’ OF THE SUNFLOWER. IT CAPTURES THE MOMENT IN TIME WHEN LIFE BECOMES AFTERLIFE. THE PHYSICAL WORK IN BLAZING YELLOWS IS TRANSFORMED INTO A DIGITAL ARRAY OF ICY BLUES DEPICTING ILLUMINATED TONES OF CHANGING ENVIRONMENTS AND TEMPERATURES.”

Mark Humphrey
Artist