Iris
1989
Iris is a 1989 by Shufang Xiao.
This black-and-white photo shows a cluster of tall iris flowers. Some blooms face forward, their petals open wide, while others tilt slightly. The leaves are long and sharp, framing the flowers like a border. The artist used ink to create dark, solid shapes for the petals and softer strokes for the stems. The title is written in Chinese characters at the top, which means "iris." The photo looks like a close-up, focusing only on the flowers and leaves. Next, check out the Museum of Ethnography to see more works like this.
Shufang Xiao made monochrome photographs in the late 1980s, often isolating single flowers against plain backgrounds.
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