Decorative flowers 1945

Kateryna Bilokur made "Decorative Flowers" with oil on canvas, and you can tell she was really into the nitty-gritty of each bloom. Her approach feels like a labor of love, where each petal and leaf is given its own special attention. The texture's fascinating because, up close, you see how she built it up. It’s not just flat color; there's a real physicality to it. Look at the way she handles the light, it's like she's trying to catch the exact moment when a flower turns to face the sun. There's this one purple flower near the bottom, the way she layered the paint makes it almost vibrate. Bilokur reminds me of Hilma af Klint, another artist who saw the world in layers of meaning and color. Like Klint, Bilokur shows us that painting isn't just about what you see, but how you see it, and what you feel while you're looking. It's about embracing the messy, beautiful ambiguity of life.