Perfume de gardenia
Artist
Nick Quijano
(American, born 1953)
Date1994
Object number95.2144
Mediumoil on canvas
Dimensions48 x 48 in. (121.9 x 121.9 cm)
frame: 49 1/8 x 49 1/8 in. (124.8 x 124.8 cm)
frame: 49 1/8 x 49 1/8 in. (124.8 x 124.8 cm)
ClassificationsPainting
Credit LineMuseo de Arte de Ponce. The Luis A. Ferré Foundation, Inc.
Collections
DescriptionFor Quijano, the exuberance of Puerto Rico's tropical landscape stands out against memories of his hometown, the predominantly urban New York City. As a result, the creation of monumental depictions of tropical flora became an important aspect of his career, especially in the 1990s, when he produced a series of large-format tropical flower paintings that were exhibited at the Museo de Arte de Ponce in 1994. Perfume de gardenia, like other works in the group—including "Yagrumo" (1994) and "Azucenas" (1994)—has been described as an effort by the artist to remove the flower from its natural context and turn it into a symbol and emblem in its own right.
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