Painting: Flowers Market - But Bouquets Are Expensive - Fakes will Do: Pondering Inflationary Times

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You look at this painting and you know right away it's a sharp critique of the Fed's Chairman, who long ago dared to dismiss inflation "as temporary." (!)

I have a fondness for wildflowers, though I will occasionally, if regrettably, purchase, or indulge in, roses and tulips. But like everything else, their prices have skyrocketed.

So, I've chosen to paint all flowers, be they dahlias or begonias (or whatever), in a certain light—they hardly resemble anything but chaos and irreverence, much like my feelings after checking their price tags. Let them live, the flowers.

Disclaimer: This critique of the Fed encompasses philosophical, economic, aesthetic, and most other senses (deemed universal), and should be interpreted as such - gladly and unapologetically.

No wonder the price of this painting may vary...


Medium

Oil on Canvas - 30''x40''

Signaletics

Flowers Market (short for Flowers Market - But Bouquets Are Expensive - Fakes will Do: Pondering Inflationary Times) is a 2000 (circa, revised/repurposed in 2022) painting by Frederic Marsanne, the leading artist in the house where he lives... Frederic has exhibited at MKL GALLERY in Somerville, MA, Ambassador Galleries in Soho, NY, and was chosen to exhibit in a juried show at the New Rochelle Art Association Annual in New Rochelle, NY.

Style, Themes, Techniques

"Flowers Market" delves into realms of representation, narrative, and, through abstraction, the conceptual and psychological. Frederic Marsanne applies oil to canvas with intensity, recounting his experiences—sometimes contending with allergy attacks from the fumes during coloring sessions, as happened here. Within the seemingly weightless brushstrokes, insights into his family's World War II history, his travels, and the impact of global politics on his beliefs in freedom, justice, and democracy emerge. Marsanne, intrigued by the interplay of global history and political dynamics with the creative process, whimsically integrates a dual vision into his paintings, reflecting the multifaceted nature of artistic interpretation. As the artist playfully suggests, isn't there both a left and a right side in any artwork? Except here, where left feels like right and right feels like left. Perhaps, everything's amiss and everyone bears the weight - or brunt. Witness the oil cry and hear the colors scream... A simple image becomes a pretext to explore the most daring truths.

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