Iris
Artist
Pinaree Sanpitak
(Thai, b. 1961)
Date2014
MaterialsAcrylic, and pencil on canvas
DimensionsH. 51 in x W. 51 in, H.129.5 cm x W. 129.5 cm; 51 1/4 in x 51 1/4 in (framed)
Credit LineGift of Mrs. Frances Rollins
Object number2015.55
DepartmentSoutheast Asian Art
ClassificationsPainting
On View
Not on viewSince becoming a mother in 1993, a central motif of Pinaree Sanpitak's art has been the female body, which she relates to imagery of the natural world. Working across various mediums, her work often evokes fertility and sustenance through simplified forms recalling vessels, clouds, and the female breast. This painting features two of Sanpitak's signature "breast cloud" forms, one done in penciI and the other in acrylic brushstrokes that resemble grains of rice or drops of water. The breast clouds are connected by filaments to iris flowers.
Subject
- flower