Floriana

In the Floriana series Ferwerda has adopted a more reductive approach in comparison to the Champagne Poppy series. The floral forms that are similar to those that we see in the Champagne Poppy series are more abstracted and ambiguous. One can see remnants of the formalistic elements of the Champagne Poppy series in the flattened surrounding areas which saturate the painterly areas. The stark juxtaposition between gestural textured strokes and graphic modes of representation creates a very seductive effect.