Bloom 1 (2026) Original Mixed-media Painting by Gela MIKAVA

ARTIFICIAL FLOWERS explores what remains of beauty after endless reproduction.

Painted on raw canvas and later mounted onto archival board, each work preserves traces of its making: stains, erased gestures, exposed textile edges and fragile floral forms emerging from layered paint.

Using acrylic, oil and pastel, these paintings question the transformation of flowers from living organisms into decorative symbols, endlessly copied until they become emotional artifacts rather than natural objects.

The visible imperfections and unfinished textile borders remain intentionally untouched, allowing the process itself to become part of the final image.

Each work is unique and belongs to the ongoing Artificial Flowers series.

Materials used:

acrylic,pastel and oil linenc canvas, Mounted on hardboard

Details:

• Mixed-media painting on Canvas
• One of a kind artwork
• Size: 38 x 41 x 2cm (framed)
• Framed and ready to hang
• Signed on the front
• Style: Abstract
• Subject: Flowers and plants