BLURRED LINES II

Description

Inspired by the rich history of ‘floriography’ (the language of flowers), where gifts of blooms, plants and specific floral arrangements revealed coded messages to the recipient. Often allowing a sender to communicate unspoken feelings. Anna applies this psychology to interpret a modern social commentary; how do we communicate and how are we communicated to? Anna theorizes; if what we perceive through social media is real, and beautiful; do we care if it’s artfully staged or deliberate in it’s messaging? Do we bother to seek out a hidden meaning? Be it a disguised aspirational message or a deliberate advertisement? Are we willing to suspend disbelief? The juxtaposition of soft florals with the stark colour theory, as well as the fact that this entire series is composed of fake blooms is a deliberate variant on the floriography theme. Another significant point of inspiration and symbolism for Blurred Lines was Hermann Rorschach’s inkblot tests. Upon first inspection, you might just see the beautiful arrangement. However, if you look closer, there’s an unsymmetrical mirror version; it’s blurred self. All available sizes: MEDIUM – 22” x 25” (edition of 25) LARGE – 32” x 36.5” (edition of 20) MURAL – 42” x 48” (edition of 5)