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Black Tulips and Vase, Feb 26, 2014-Donald Sultan-1

Black Tulips and Vase, Feb 26, 2014 belong to Sultan’s famous Flower series. The artist is credited for the revival of the still life tradition where the image is deconstructed to the basic elements, thus Sultan’s work remains both abstract and representational. Black Tulips and Vase, Feb 26, 2014 represents Sultan's still-life, where the shape of the object is reduced to the bare essentials. The image reveals one of the key features of Sultan’s work - the material juxtaposition- the contrast of a weighty background with ethereal shapes of the flowers. The printing technique translates the Sultan’s original paintings’ texture: linoleum, tar, flocking, plaster, tile, wood. This work is a silkscreen with enamel inks and tar-like texture on 4-ply museum board.

“ The images... are really about the architecture in the paintings; they seem so massive and strong and permanent but nothing is permanent. „

Donald Sultan