Referencing a range of historical and contemporary codes and double meanings including floriography, the Victorian cultural phenomenon that used flowers as tokens to communicate hidden or forbidden pleasures, Fox developed the «Phantasieblume» body of work (2008 - 11), a series of intricately hand
cut decorative objects resembling the preciousness of handcrafted Victorian lace sited within a series of cabinets.
Not exact matches
He often
cuts his images out of linoleum tile, filling the incisions with tar or plaster to create his
decorative, monochromatic silhouettes of ordinary
objects like buttons, dominoes, and lemons.