• Gugge Kirstine Ravn - Lillies and Bluebells
  • Gugge Kirstine Ravn - Lillies and Bluebells
Gugge Kirstine Ravn

Gugge Kirstine Ravn - Lillies and Bluebells

$1,650.00
$1,650.00
Sale Sold out

Description

Original Artwork

53 x 63cm | Oil and Acrylic on canvas | Framed in an oak float frame.

About the Artwork:

"Mrs. Dalloway said she would buy the flowers herself”, the opening line of one of my favourite books by Virginia Woolf and a perfect example of why, I find the flower still life a source of immense inspiration. When I see a flower still life, my mind starts asking questions. I wonder who picked these flowers, why did the person chose these flowers, are there anything the painter wants the viewer to think about, when painting a certain type of flower? Mrs Dalloway is having an important dinner party, and striving for perfection, she is not relying on any other than herself to pick the perfect flowers.

In these two oil paintings, I have chosen to depict the pink Lily flower. The Lily was a often used symbol in the work of Renaissance poets, with its rapid decay and strong perfume scent they provided a metaphor for the dangers of uncontrolled desire. Quite wild connotations if you ask me and interesting and inspiring thoughts to work with in a painting. I have added to this wild nature of the lily painting with expressive and abstract brush strokes. So personally a still life for me is never just flowers in a vase. And here I have used the lily to symbolise the brevity of life, the transience of life and beauty and as mentioned before I might even have thought about the possibilities of desire and lust due to the sensory nature of its scent and form. Something quite decadent about the dear lily, indeed.

I wonder if you also noticed the red onions in the painting? Onions have long held spiritual and symbolic significance across cultures. They have been associated with eternal life, due to their layers, which were seen as symbols of the layers of protection that guard the soul. Always more to my still lifes than what just meets the eyes. Enjoy...

About the Artist:

Gugge paints expressive floral still life and her colors are vibrant and bright. There is a great sense of life and inner wilderness in her way of painting. 

Free shipping on purchases over $500 in Australia (excludes oversized items).

Shipping will be calculated at checkout for International orders, Under $500 ($25) and oversized items ($300).

We aim to dispatch all orders within 7 business days.

Potential companions...

You might also like

TTG Gift Card

The Toowoomba Gallery

TTG Gift Card

From $30.00
From $30.00
Cap - Hazy Pink

Cap

Cap - Hazy Pink

$40.00
$40.00
Melissa Purdy - Brickmans Sampler DIY xstitch kit

Melissa Purdy

Melissa Purdy - Brickmans Sampler DIY xstitch kit

$60.00
$60.00
Hoodie - Grey Marle

Hoodie

Hoodie - Grey Marle

$90.00
$90.00
Gugge Kirstine Ravn - Lillies and Bluebells Gugge Kirstine Ravn - Lillies and Bluebells
More about

Gugge Kirstine Ravn

Gugge was born into an artist family, both parents Danish painters and started her creative journey as a child. She has always painted and had exhibitions together with her parents already from the age of 14.

Alongside her art, Gugge has a master’s degree in English Literature and Art History from the University of Copenhagen. Gugge did her final thesis on the English art movement The Pre-Raphaelites, a constant inspiration in her art and after she ended studies she moved from Copenhagen to London to paint and work. Gugge spent a year Switzerland and Austria as well in 2006.

After spending 17 years in the UK, doing art courses at Central St Martins in London, St. Andrew’s Art School and New School of Art in East Sussex, Gugge moved back to her native Denmark. She is now living with her family in a lovely rural setting by a lake surrounded by lots of greenery, flowers and trees, nature being a constant inspiration in her work.

Gugge paints expressive floral still life and her colors are vibrant and bright. There is a great sense of life and inner wilderness in her way of painting. Alongside oil painting, Gugge also works with collage and ceramics. Her work is represented in different well renowned galleries.