Work In Progress

This artwork is a surrealist collage that strikingly combines human, animal, and botanical elements to create a unique and thought-provoking image. A prominent, large red and white striped tulip replaces the conventional human head, suggesting themes of nature, beauty, fragility, or transformation while horns emerge from beneath the flower, adding a primal, wild, or mythical dimension to the figure. Despite the non-human head, striking blue human eyes peer out from a mask-like structure below the horns, and a vibrant red mouth with full lips is centrally placed on a lower, separate segment. This juxtaposition creates a sense of uncanny familiarity and challenges the viewer's perception of identity. The piece employs irrational juxtaposition, a hallmark of surrealism, merging disparate elements into a cohesive yet unsettling visual narrative, similar to dream imagery while the visible seams and distinct textures of the different components suggest it is a physical collage, meticulously assembled to create a new reality from pre-existing images.
19 X 13 mixed media collage, signed by the artist.