Flora Submarina
Odilon Redon invites us into a dreamy, underwater world where flowers have faces and shapes float like jellyfish. Titled 'Flore Sous Marine' (Underwater Flowers), this piece is a glowing example of Symbolism, a movement that prioritized dreams and emotions over reality. Notice the bold blue flower on the right? Its yellow center looks suspiciously like a blinking eye or a little sun face, staring right back at you. Redon famously wanted to 'place the visible at the service of the invisible,' and this swirling mix of soft pinks, blues, and strange organic forms feels exactly like a snapshot from a beautiful, bizarre daydream.
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