relationships...
for instance between a ceramic plate, decorated
with the profile of a young man
and a little bronze female torso figurine, placed next to it.
Notice the wistful gaze of the young man, add some more of these plates...
.
'Rendez Vous', 1992, woodcut, hand pulled, 12 x 20 1/4 inch, 30.5 x 51.5 cm
and she
has a crowd of admirers.
'Roman Dancer', 1990, tempera and acrylic on
paper,
22 x 30 inch, 56 x 76 cm
A plant with a bird like shape is attracted to the fragrance of pears;
to complete the animal shape the handle of the pot 'offers an eye' .
'The Scent of Pears', 1984, egg tempera on canvas-board,
19 1/4 x 23 3/4 inch, 49 x 60 cm
Another plant which just happens to love the fragrance of carnations
accepts one of the flowers 'to lend itself' as eye in our image.
'The Scent of Carnations', 1984, egg tempera on canvas,
13 3/4 x 16 1/2 inch, 35 x 42 cm
I wonder if those who enjoy and tend to
plants at home
have observed how vividly plants move, in their own pace and turn themselves...
© PietLeutsch