Artist: Rashidah Salam
Title: Magnolias Garden Painting
Medium: Colored plastic microbeads and acrylic paints on canvas
Date: 2025
Dimensions: 30” (H) x 24” (W) x 1” (D)
Descriptions:
The Magnolias Garden painting is a garden of an emotions using magnolia flowers and olive branches. The foundation of the composition of the painting started with the one-inch grids through the dots going across and down on the canvas. The batik motifs inspired by the Ashoka flowers were subtly incorporated into the pattern design. The olive leaves and magnolia flowers were embellished with shiny colored plastic microbeads. The colors of the microbeads mimicked the colors painted on the flowers. The vibrant colors in the painting depicting the bright sunny vibrant colors of Malaysia.
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