Field Flowers 1980

Viorel Marginean conjures up 'Field Flowers', probably with oils on canvas, and it’s like a little party on a tabletop. Imagine the artist, maybe outdoors, squinting at the bright blossoms, then back in the studio, trying to capture that fleeting joy with dabs and daubs of paint. The surface is alive with texture, a record of each brushstroke, each decision. Check out that vase, how the white kind of vibrates against the brown – a simple gesture that anchors the whole composition. It's the kind of painting that nods to all the other flower painters out there, from Van Gogh to Morandi, while still doing its own thing. I imagine Marginean thinking about colour and form, pushing the paint around until it felt just right. It's a reminder that painting is this embodied, ongoing conversation and exchange of ideas across time, inspiring us to see the world in new ways.