Our gaze makes its way through a theater of flowers. At first glance
these works seem to fall into the tradition of the classical 17th century flower still life. But behind the silence of the still lifes of Margriet Smulders (1955) hides a multifaceted and dynamic female power.
Like a visual epic, the selections of flowers arranged by the artist tell a personal and at the same time collective story.
Contour Gallery invites you to:
MAKE LOVE NOT WAR -
the power of the flower
a solo exhibition by Margriet Smulders, showing a selection from her oeuvre that she has built up in over 25 years.
The feminine power
With Smulders' work, the genre of the time-honored flower still lifes is given new life. the time-honored flower still lifes breathed new life into. Her flower arrangements bear with their reference to feminism a social relevance with them. The flowers, mostly from her own garden, represent
Smulders her own femininity, motherhood, sexuality, her vitality and
vulnerability at the same time.