Picture "Stockage 172" (2017)
Picture "Stockage 172" (2017)
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limited, total 15 copies | numbered | signed | LightJet-print on diasec | unframed | size 70 x 50 cm
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Picture "Stockage 172" (2017)
The cosmos of Simons' imagery offers references to art history, politics and history. The artist ostentatiously quotes Baroque painting. The title "Stockage" refers to the tulip bulb as an object of speculation, which led to the first stock market crash in economic history in the Netherlands in the 17th century and became known as the "tulip bubble".
"In a global synchronisation and economisation of all areas of life with a corresponding loss of culture, the tulip as a 'multicultural' object can stand in a special way for an artistic interest in localisation and identity."
Luzia Simons scans the flower arrangements under long-term exposure and processes and retouches the "scannograms" in elaborate post-production to create perfect-looking, hyper-realistic compositions.
LightJet-print on Diasec, 2017. Edition: 12 copies + 3 A.P. copies, numbered and hand-signed. Size 70 x 50 cm.
About Luzia Simons
Luzia Simons, born in 1953 in Quixadá, Brazil, studied fine arts in Paris.
She is a devotee of the camera obscura but uses computer technology for her new works. She calls her supposed photographs that seem painted "scanograms". That means she does not paint nor takes photos, but she puts her flowers on the scanner. The effect is astounding. With this technique, Luzia Simons skilfully celebrates the beauty of nature.