The vibrant painting features a striking sunflower against a bright blue sky. The sunflower's large, yellow petals radiate outward from its prominent orange center, creating a dynamic composition. The leaves and stems beneath the flower add depth and texture to the scene. The overall style incorporates bold, expressive brushstrokes and a vivid color palette, capturing the energy and beauty of the sunflower. The playful title "Sunflower and Match" suggests the artist's intention to celebrate the natural world through an imaginative and whimsical interpretation. ...
Michael Hilsman makes non-literal paintings of objects and figures that explore the absurdity, magic, and latent spirituality of the physical world.
Utilizing formats associated with classical painting such as portraiture and still life, and employing a wide visual vocabulary ranging from naturalism to expressionism, Hilsman builds monumental paintings whose objects and figures are in a state of dissolution and fragmentation, often seeming to disattach from themselves and form anew, appearing both familiar and foreign.
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