Flowers 1905

Odilon Redon conjured this bouquet of flowers with oil on canvas. What strikes me about this painting is how Redon embraces the messiness of color. It’s like he’s saying, “Hey, art is a process, not a perfect product.” The texture here is really something. The paint isn’t overly thick, but you can definitely see the brushstrokes. It's like he's letting us in on his little secret, his way of building up the image, layer by layer. And the colors—they're not quite real, are they? But that's the point. Take a look at that one red flower near the top. It's almost vibrating with energy, like it's about to burst off the canvas. I find that so thrilling! It reminds me a little of Van Gogh, but Redon has his own unique way of twisting reality. It shows us that art is an ongoing conversation. It's all about embracing ambiguity and multiple interpretations.