"The Bouquet" by Jakub Jamroz
Oil on Canvas
30’’ by 48’’
This piece is a narrative of the cyclical life story of the Slavic god Jarilo who, every year, resurrects from the ground and brings upon life to the world. The scene takes a traditional still life and pairs it with a dramatic figure in an atypical composition, as the flowers burst from Jarilo’s chest and create “the bouquet.” His body as the vessel, is regaining its color, returning from death, and pouring life back into the natural world. Flowers and plants from every season are arranged together to symbolize and foreshadow his seasonal life within one painting. His divine and immortal aura is depicted by the red halo and golden sun-ray spires which pierce through the painting adding a geometric element to the overall organic composition. My approach to art always takes on a dramatic, ethereal quality. I enjoy blending figures with floral elements, especially in ways that abstract reality and move my art away from classic landscapes and still life’s. As a painter, I always seek to evoke an emotional response and tell a story through visual metaphors and symbolism. Mythology is frequently a topic I use in my art work, and to highlight the culture behind my Polish heritage I enjoy using ancient Slavic gods and goddesses as my central figures. “The Bouquet” is a raw, divine, dream-like piece that encompasses many of these ideas as it erupts and spills in bright blooms over an expressively posed god.
Oil on Canvas
30’’ by 48’’
This piece is a narrative of the cyclical life story of the Slavic god Jarilo who, every year, resurrects from the ground and brings upon life to the world. The scene takes a traditional still life and pairs it with a dramatic figure in an atypical composition, as the flowers burst from Jarilo’s chest and create “the bouquet.” His body as the vessel, is regaining its color, returning from death, and pouring life back into the natural world. Flowers and plants from every season are arranged together to symbolize and foreshadow his seasonal life within one painting. His divine and immortal aura is depicted by the red halo and golden sun-ray spires which pierce through the painting adding a geometric element to the overall organic composition. My approach to art always takes on a dramatic, ethereal quality. I enjoy blending figures with floral elements, especially in ways that abstract reality and move my art away from classic landscapes and still life’s. As a painter, I always seek to evoke an emotional response and tell a story through visual metaphors and symbolism. Mythology is frequently a topic I use in my art work, and to highlight the culture behind my Polish heritage I enjoy using ancient Slavic gods and goddesses as my central figures. “The Bouquet” is a raw, divine, dream-like piece that encompasses many of these ideas as it erupts and spills in bright blooms over an expressively posed god.
Oil on Canvas
30’’ by 48’’
This piece is a narrative of the cyclical life story of the Slavic god Jarilo who, every year, resurrects from the ground and brings upon life to the world. The scene takes a traditional still life and pairs it with a dramatic figure in an atypical composition, as the flowers burst from Jarilo’s chest and create “the bouquet.” His body as the vessel, is regaining its color, returning from death, and pouring life back into the natural world. Flowers and plants from every season are arranged together to symbolize and foreshadow his seasonal life within one painting. His divine and immortal aura is depicted by the red halo and golden sun-ray spires which pierce through the painting adding a geometric element to the overall organic composition. My approach to art always takes on a dramatic, ethereal quality. I enjoy blending figures with floral elements, especially in ways that abstract reality and move my art away from classic landscapes and still life’s. As a painter, I always seek to evoke an emotional response and tell a story through visual metaphors and symbolism. Mythology is frequently a topic I use in my art work, and to highlight the culture behind my Polish heritage I enjoy using ancient Slavic gods and goddesses as my central figures. “The Bouquet” is a raw, divine, dream-like piece that encompasses many of these ideas as it erupts and spills in bright blooms over an expressively posed god.