The drapery becomes undefined spaces that refer to the internal and external dimensions of the human body, time and spirituality.
Sub Rosa
Artist´s models have been living roses that have withered and changed during the painting process. There is no more perfect model than a rose.
Roses play an important role in the rituals of the turning points in life. The rose is an ancient symbol that transcends death, the blood of Christ, the virtue of Virgin Mary, wisdom and silence.
The rose itself is a mystery as Gertrude Stein´s famous verse ” Rose is a rose is a rose is a rose” shows. This phrase sums up the essential, the rose is the rose, perfect in its nature and mysterious in its beauty.
