Niyaz Najafov Flowers in Vase (2023)

framed: 88.5h × 40.5w cm

Oil on compressed paper panel

Variegated in the textured density of the artist’s brushstrokes, the flowers are stilled within a haze of ethereal blue - a vision or condensed energy that holds the viewer’s gaze. The vase, distorted and ambiguous, becomes a metaphor for human nature - often skewed toward the masculine form - while the flowers within it evoke the symbolic beauty of femininity. Together, the two elements speak to an essential intimacy, an inseparable duality that reflects the fundamentals of their coexistence.