Miriam Auteri Italy, b. 1999
The Botanist's Work, 2026
Oil on canvas
18 x 24 cm | 7 1/10 × 9 2/5 in
signed and dated 2026 verso
€420.00
The image originates from the close observation of a vegetal structure, later reconfigured and removed from its original context. Cropping reduces the subject to a system of volumes and folds,...
The image originates from the close observation of a vegetal structure, later reconfigured and removed from its original context. Cropping reduces the subject to a system of volumes and folds, gradually stripping form of its descriptive function. Through light and tonal variation, the painting acquires an ambiguous quality: what belongs to the botanical world may also be perceived as organic matter or bodily surface, leaving the viewer suspended between recognition and abstraction.