Provenance: Private Collection, Manila

ABOUT THE WORK

Contained in an earthen pot, the flowers, possibly chrysanthemums, of this still life by former President Corazon Aquino reveals to the intensity of their blooms, dotted with the central points of the pistil. Arranged in a way that the flowers create a semi-circle (which connects to the semi-circle of the pot, ultimately fashioning a sense of roundness), the composition is at once orderly and pleasing to the eye, especially if one considers the background of blue on which other flowers, this time vertical, bristle like sentinels on the nourishing earth.