Time of the Zinnia recounts a time when Calandra visited a farm near Hudson, New York, in which zinnias—favored by the artist for their vibrancy, variety, and peculiarity—bloomed throughout a field. Naturalistic yet psychedelic, the work features bright red flowers surrounded by striations of color that undulate across the pictorial frame. Calandra likens her process to automatism, allowing intuition to guide brush strokes across her canvases and drawing surfaces. Using photographs as a visual springboard to trigger personal memories, she listens to music as she paints, allowing sounds and vibrations to shape the resulting images. The artist will additionally hand embellish the edition by adding two additional zinnia flowers, each placed in a unique position, on each print.
Maria Calandra
Time of The Zinnia, 2023
Archival pigment print
24 x 21.25 inches
Limited edition of 15 with 5AP + 1PP
Hand-embellished, signed and numbered by the artist
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