SINH: Melancholic Flowers

SINH is a French born artist now living in California, USA. She paints flowers and still life and publishes her work on her blog and website. SINH’s oeuvre displays a fascinating quality I now believe to be characteristic of painters who focus on only one or two themes: a consistent and notable change in style, from graphic to painterly in this case. We often read in art monographs how during decades of work an artist’s brushwork gradually grows more “loose and confident.” This is exactly what is happening here, only faster, because the theme’s minimalism allows for a rapid style evolution. To more fully experience the extent of this stylistic shift, I would suggest examining everything on SINH’s blog, following the chronological order. In today’s review I would like to talk about the artist’s latest florals.

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Brent Lynch: Evening Lounge

This is a more balanced piece than the celebrated Cigar Bar: there is more congruence between the woman’s figure and gestures and the general moody atmosphere. It’s remarkable how the artist makes a completely different statement by basically replicating the premise — painting the same scene, with only a few changes. Most of the differences are limited to more fluent body movements of the lady; she appears to be at peace with herself, even if the self-acceptance  implies  a kind of weariness or apathy.

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