Description
The contemporary reinterpretation of Van Gogh’s “Still Life with Meadow Flowers and Roses”, under the title “I reflect my glitches in pixels” in the Xanthopsia collection, offers a profound meditation on the duality inherent in human and artistic existence. By merging physical painting and digital techniques, I invite the viewer to rediscover the classic work under a subrealist and unconventional prism, where each element, from the bouquet of flowers to the aesthetic accident of the black pixel, becomes the bearer of a metaphysical charge.
From then on, the flowers – traditional symbols of beauty, fragility and renewal – are transformed into a powerful allegory of human interiority. The bouquet, seemingly simple, is charged with intimate resonances: it not only represents the fragility of the soul in the face of life’s mistakes and imperfections, but it also embodies the capacity to transcend these flaws through an incessant quest for oneself. The representation of still life then becomes a reflection of our inner world, where each shade of color, each texture, and even the digital disturbance, evokes the confrontation between our aspirations and our limits.
The mixed technique used—traditional art fused with the uncertain dynamics of pixels—symbolizes the encounter between classical artistic heritage and the technological innovations of the 21st century. The pixel glitch, far from being a simple artifact of error, stands as a metaphor for modern life: disturbances and imperfections that, far from being stigmatized, are celebrated as the essence of our humanity. This central black point, a true pivot in the composition, functions as a meditative space where darkness and light confront each other, illustrating the constant balance between chaos and harmony. It thus invites the viewer to explore these tensions, to question their own comfort zone, and to question themselves in the face of the technological and aesthetic upheavals that are redefining contemporary art.
The Xanthopsia collection, or “yellow vision,” emphasizes this idea of an altered but resolutely positive perception. The utopia of extracting light even in dark moments echoes the approach of Van Gogh, whose work is marked by tension between shadow and light, despair and hope. This reinterpretation does not just adapt a classic to current codes, but also questions the intimate relationship between past and present, between the permanence of the work and the infinite evolution of the contemporary gaze. Philosophically, the work reflects the contemporary human condition. The confrontation between traditional and digital art expresses the need to constantly renew oneself, to break with fixed patterns to open up to innovations that, while challenging our certainties, force us to rethink our relationship with art and with ourselves. The abstraction in motion evoked in this piece translates perpetual life, always in transformation, a dance between historical memory and the virtual moment. This constant movement is both an ode to vitality and a questioning of the nature of reality, where each glitch, each imperfection, participates in the creation of a rich and polyphonic whole.
Ultimately, “I reflect my glitches in pixels” does not just honor Van Gogh; it reinvents the dialogue between art and the viewer. The piece invites a contemplative immersion that, through meditation on the black pixel and the vibrant abundance of floral forms, reveals the intrinsic tension between the visible and the invisible, the past and innovation. It is precisely this capacity to cross eras and techniques that testifies to the timeless power of art, capable of sublimating our errors and glitches into a celebration of the complexity and beauty of human existence.
tribute to : Van Gogh : Still life with meadow flowers and roses (1886-1887)
see original at: Kröller-Müller Museum
format / media / size / speed / editions
2160 x 3840 px / mp4 / 116 MB / 8 fps / 1/1