Graffiti Funeral, 2025
Painting : oil, acrylic · 91 x 91 x 2 cm 35.8 x 35.8 x 0.8 inch
€5,000
5 000 €
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About the artwork
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Painting : Unique artwork
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Artwork sold in perfect condition, not framed
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Dimensions ( cm • inch )
91 x 91 x 2 cm 35.8 x 35.8 x 0.8 inch Height x Width x Depth
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Professional art gallery • France
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Description
In Graffiti Funeral, John Black stages a confrontation between the delicate elegance of black tulips and the raw immediacy of street graffiti. The flowers, meticulously painted in oil, rest on a transparent panel whose reverse bears faintly engraved skulls—symbols of mortality, rendered with the artist's own coded iconography. Across their velvety petals, bold acrylic graffiti cuts through like a visual interruption, forcing the viewer to question whether this intervention constitutes an act of renewal or erasure.
Black draws a parallel between the transformation of cities through graffiti and the transformation of cultural forms under contemporary trends. Does the spray-painted mark breathe new life into what it touches, or does it signal the slow death of its original identity? Here, beauty becomes contested terrain: the tulips are neither purely themselves nor fully subsumed, suspended in a liminal state between preservation and obliteration.
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John Black is a talented artist based in San Francisco, known for his contemporary oil paintings that incorporate plastic elements. Flowers always take center stage in his artworks, portraying a mesmerizing and colorful world. The artist fearlessly experiments with current themes, pushing the boundaries of traditional art. His series of paintings titled "Love" delves into different aspects of love, beautifully depicted through the symbolism of flowers.
His works attract the attention of viewers not only by their bright and modern aesthetics, but also by the deep symbolism embodied in each painting. Flowers, which become the main characters of his works, have a special magical meaning and convey different emotions and ideas. The "Love" series of paintings perfectly reflects the diverse aspects of this powerful feeling through the beauty and uniqueness of flowers. John Black, being a skillful experimenter, is not afraid to go beyond the boundaries of conventional art, and his work surprises and inspires viewers around the world.
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