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I call this, “The waves of the pink sky” because this is a painting that does not follow the conventional pattern of art.
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A self-portrait by an Unknown Artist felt a little ironic. He’s literally right there!
🎨 This is my entry for the FLORA Museum Challenge.
I chose Self Portrait, created by an unknown artist around 1800–1805 and currently on view in The American Wing at The Met.
https://www.metmuseum.org/art/collection/search/21209
I used it as a starting point to imagine what we can’t see: his studio and the moment he painted this very self-portrait.
🖼️ Unknown Artist, meet the world outside your frame.
#FLORAMuseum @FLORA
this is really funny, I never thought that people that paint stuff could be using those same clothes when doing it😂
My pick: Corridor in the Asylum by Vincent van Gogh (plus other works by him)
Why? Vincent painted this while he was staying at the psychiatric hospital of Saint-Rémy in France. The painting is often perceived as disturbing and claustrophobic: an absurdly long, seemingly endless corridor, with a small figure surrounded by the narrowing perspective.
But when I look at the painting, I can see someone GOING SOMEWHERE. That's what Van Gogh was trying to do: taking care of his health while continuing to pursue his career as an artist. Aren't we all trying to do the same?
During his time at Saint-Rémy, he created some of his most famous paintings. I decided to transform the corridor into an inspiration museum of Van Gogh's artistic journey, incorporating some of his other works (or based of) into the space. At the end of the corridor, a quote from Van Gogh awaits.
The way you connect the corridor’s narrowing perspective to persistence gives the painting a powerful emotional read. Turning that visual tension into an interactive museum journey sounds like a thoughtful extension of Van Gogh’s story.
A self-portrait by an Unknown Artist felt a little ironic. He’s literally right there!
🎨 This is my entry for the FLORA Museum Challenge in Contra.
I chose Self Portrait, created by an unknown artist around 1800–1805 and currently on view in The American Wing at The Met.
https://www.metmuseum.org/art/collection/search/21209
I used it as a starting point to imagine what we can’t see: his studio and the moment he painted this very self-portrait.
🖼️ Unknown Artist, meet the world outside your frame.
#FLORAMuseum
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