Black And White Sunflower 2
by Mellissa Ray
Title
Black And White Sunflower 2
Artist
Mellissa Ray
Medium
Photograph - Photography
Description
I turned this image to black and white because I wanted the focus to be on the texture and lines of the image.
Sunflowers turn to follow the sun. Their open faces symbolize the sun itself, conveying warmth and happiness, adoration and longevity.
It's said that the natives of the Inca Empire worshipped a giant sunflower, and that Incan priestesses wore large sunflower disks made of gold on their garments. Images of sunflowers were found in the temples of the Andes mountains, and Native American Indians placed bowls of sunflower seeds on the graves of their dead. The Impressionist period of art is famous for its fascination with the sunflower, and this striking flower remains today a commonly photographed and painted icon of uncommon beauty.
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January 26th, 2018
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