Quinn's flower prints explore two persisting leitmotifs of his work – beauty and death. They investigate beauty, both as it manifests itself in the natural world through flowers, and how it is mediated through human intervention. For his flower pieces Quinn makes various flower installations selecting a wide range of species from different continents that would never bloom at the same time. The installations were photographed and subsequently digitally reworked by the artist before printing. Quinn captures flowers species in their prime, rescuing them as it were from natural decay. He intentionally accentuates the voluptuous nature of the plants and flowers: 'I wanted to make pictures that are celebratory and a beautiful mix of colour'.
Pigment print with varnish applied by hand. Printed using pigment ink and drop-on-demand Epson 9600 printer on 300gsm Somerset Velvet Enhanced paper. Published in 2010.
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