Raghava KK
The Garden of Virtual Delights, 2020
Acrylic on Canvas
60 x 180 inches (152.4 x 457.2 cm)
Impossible Bouquet Series (2019-2020) The Impossible Bouquet Series is inspired by the Dutch tradition of still life where flowers are collected from different seasons to create an Impossible Bouquet. What...
Impossible Bouquet Series (2019-2020)
The Impossible Bouquet Series is inspired by the Dutch tradition of still life where flowers are collected from different seasons to create an Impossible Bouquet. What I found fascinating about this tradition was that these flowers can never coexist, they belong to different seasons. However, in this particular arrangement they come together beautifully. Not very different from the condition of our minds, where we have impossible concepts that coexist to create our spirit and our sense of being.
For me, this is the condition of being Indian- an impossible democracy, an impossible bouquet. A space where seemingly conflicting entities like cartoons, memes, historical characters coexist, creating a harmonious impossible sense of beauty. I see everything as an integrated interactive storytelling experience.
- Raghava K.K
The Impossible Bouquet Series is inspired by the Dutch tradition of still life where flowers are collected from different seasons to create an Impossible Bouquet. What I found fascinating about this tradition was that these flowers can never coexist, they belong to different seasons. However, in this particular arrangement they come together beautifully. Not very different from the condition of our minds, where we have impossible concepts that coexist to create our spirit and our sense of being.
For me, this is the condition of being Indian- an impossible democracy, an impossible bouquet. A space where seemingly conflicting entities like cartoons, memes, historical characters coexist, creating a harmonious impossible sense of beauty. I see everything as an integrated interactive storytelling experience.
- Raghava K.K