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Theatre of Flowers: an exhibition of monumental flower portraits in the Marais
Culture · Saturday, December 5 · 10:00 · Paris
Galerie Joseph, 5, rue Sainte-Anastase
Free
A free exhibition of monumental floral paintings where flowers, colored lights and theatrical shadows transform the traditional bouquet. In Théâtre des Fleurs, the Belgian painter Johanna Claerhout brings the floral still life out of its vase to place it on stage. Her flowers, mainly dahlias picked from her own garden, are painted larger than life. Powerful, contemporary and moving, they leave a strong impression. A trained art historian, Johanna Claerhout draws on the tradition of old masters to reinterpret it. In …
