Tony Ameneiro: Flowering Heads

May 17 2013 — August 11 2013

Tony Ameneiro, Sanguine Head - Lily Head (detail) oil on wood panel, diptych, 81 x 61 cm (each panel)
Tony Ameneiro, Sanguine Head – Lily Head (detail) oil on wood panel, diptych, 81 x 61 cm (each panel)

The work comes from a series exploring the literal and metaphorical possibilities of the botanical term ‘flowering head’. Part flower, part human head, they use the closely gathered contour lines from local topographic maps, evoking images of human muscle strand, thumbprints and plant fibre.