This is a piece inspired by the maestro of Brazilian landscapes Roberto Burle Marx, the designer of Copacabana and Ipanema famous pavement designs as well as landscape architect, draftsman, painter, engraver, lithographer, sculptor, tapestry maker, ceramicist, jewellery designer and decorator, revolutionising Latin American design alongside clear-thinking innovators like Lucio Costa and Oscar Niemeyer. In my painting, I think of the colors of his Brazilian gardens—the giant dark green leaves, the vibrant flowers, the waters and the organic-shaped pathways. I see landscapes as expressions of nature in design, as Burle Marx did in his oeuvre, where each element is explored organically, forming a dense and bold reflection of Brazil’s exuberance and contradictions. This work, you see, has a little bit of nostalgia and yet it is very much looking into the future, reflecting Burle Marx’s idea that a garden is a place of constant renewal, where time, form, and nature are always in dialogue.
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Original, one-of-a-kind abstract painting by Cristine Balarine
- Size: 130x120cm
- Medium: Acrylics and pastels on raw cotton canvas
- Ready to hang: no, ships rolled and needs to be restretched by your local framer*
- Signature: front and verso, also signed certificate
- Year: 2025
- Finish: silky varnish with UV protection
- Shipping: Free shipping worldwide insured and professionally packed rolled in a tube
- Delivery time: min 10 working days (depending on size, customs formalities etc.)
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