BOTANICAL DIVERSIONS

These collages are a direct reference to the tradition of 17th-century still life painting. The backdrops are dark in hue or black. The interplay between flat cut-outs and spatial appearance reinforces the graphical qualities of these paintings. Besides this, these works originate from an interest in Ikebana, the Japanese art of arranging flowers. The contemplative aspect of arranging and rearranging resembles the way in which Maxime lays out, reconsiders and fixes his images.

“DIPTYQUE” - 2 x 115 cm x 45 cm - Edition of 12 + AP - Printed on Dibond - 2019

"SONG VASE" - 79 cm x 91 cm - Edition of 10 + AP - Printed on Dibond - 2019

"PILGRIM FLASK" - 64,5 cm x 81 cm - Edition of 10 + AP - Printed on Dibond - 2019

"CÉRAMIQUE GOURMANDE" - 140 cm x 100 cm - Edition of 10 + AP - Printed on Dibond - 2018

"SINUOUS STALKS" - 140 cm x 100 cm - Edition of 10 + AP - Printed on Dibond - 2018

Exhibition View, Éspace Froissart, Paris.
Photo by Julie Ansiau

Botanical Diversions/Exhibition Overview Oct/Nov 2018