Each painting in this exhibition depicts a single plant species (the Anthurium) at various stages in its growth and investigates the parallels between the sensuality (and sexuality) of a pair of lovers and their equivalent in the plant world.
The title of each painting is taken from a line of the erotic verse written circa 900BC which traces the journey of a pair of lovers from courtship to consummation. This piece of poetry from the Old Testament is a perfect fit for the paintings which use colour and composition of the anthodium as metaphor for love and lust.
Graydon Gallery
9 to 20 April, 2014
Queensland
When I should find thee without, I would kiss thee, 2013, oil on canvas, 60.9 x 91.4cm
Courtesy the artist
