Flowers in a white vase 1990

Serhij Schyschko made this painting of flowers in a white vase with oil paint and a whole lotta heart. Look at the surface, it’s so built up, full of peaks and valleys of paint. I bet Schyschko was really going for it, wrestling with the canvas. Imagine standing in front of a vase of flowers, trying to capture their essence with just gobs of pigment. See how the yellows, reds, and greens kinda vibrate against each other? It's not just about depicting what's there, it's about feeling the energy of the flowers, almost like a portrait of their aliveness. That one thick stroke of green there, slicing through the middle—it’s like a jolt of electricity. It reminds me that artists are always in conversation with each other, picking up on ideas, pushing them further. Painting, when it's really humming, is like that—an ongoing experiment, a beautiful, messy conversation across time.