Alexander Skats Sweden, b. 1986
Dahlias 1, 2025
Oil on linen
40 x 30 cm
signed and dated 2025 verso
Further images
This painting continues Skats's practice of photographing his own subjects rather than sourcing images externally. The dahlias are rendered with tenderness, emerging from gentle shadow into clarity. Through subtle focus shifts and careful modulation of color, Skats embraces the everyday object not as decoration but as an autonomous presence — a prompt to slow down, look deeply, and rediscover what surrounds us.
This work affirms the artist's trust in direct observation and lived experience as the most fertile ground for contemporary painting.
This painting continues Skats's practice of photographing his own subjects rather than sourcing images externally. The dahlias are rendered with tenderness, emerging from gentle shadow into clarity. Through subtle focus shifts and careful modulation of color, Skats embraces the everyday object not as decoration but as an autonomous presence — a prompt to slow down, look deeply, and rediscover what surrounds us.
This work affirms the artist's trust in direct observation and lived experience as the most fertile ground for contemporary painting.
