An old schoolhouse converted into a painting studio, stunningly beautiful beyond words
Claire Basler is a brilliant female painter who translates everything she feels from nature - whether it be the wind, sounds, or the sweet and violent sides of plants - onto her canvases.
A former schoolhouse in Les Ormes, Paris, France has been transformed into an artist's studio. Every day, she creates enormous floral arrangements, places them throughout her home, and uses them as inspiration for her paintings.
She strives to unveil the mysteries of a flower's life, letting nature's joys and sorrows be fully revealed. And her devotion to nature extends from her paintings to her studio,so much so that stepping into her studio, I felt as though I had walked into a garden!
Her studio lies hidden behind a mass of greenery, concealed by dense trees and flowers - if you are not paying attention, you would hardly notice it at all.
And once you step inside the studio, you discover a hidden wonderland - on the walls, on canvases, in bottles and jars, in the bathroom... the graceful presence of plants pervades everywhere.
While the whole world spins madly around what seems like a static nature, Claire Basler pauses to observe nature's every movement. Time itself seems to stop for her, allowing her to merge with nature and quietly watch what unfolds.
Claire Basler attentively pours everything she feels into her works - sometimes the fragility or vitality of flowers, sometimes the solace of trees, or the growth of a single poppy.
The mainstream of modern art in the 1980s was dominated by abstraction and conceptualism,but Claire Basler chose to go against the grain from the very start of her career. Her preference lay mainly in still life painting, and she had a particular fondness for flowers and trees, which at the time nearly branded her as out of step with the times.
However, Claire Basler was not blindly obsessed with still life painting - rather, she could render it into a lifelike portrait.
Claire Basler's studio is not like the messy workspaces of some artists,everything is so orderly and filled with the warmth of daily life.
And her dog at home is so big - someday I want to raise a big Great Dane too,dogs are the best companions for a painter, incredibly loyal animals.
Anyone who has seen Claire Basler's artwork always comes to the same understanding, one that transcends national borders.Because her works depict the fundamental relationship between humanity and nature.Her paintings tell us of life's cycles, and through the changes plants undergo across the four seasons, they display life's extreme fragility and astonishing resilience.
Whether it is a gentle breeze scattering fallen petals, or a biting storm in the depths of winter, the scene of wind blowing ceaselessly always evokes a feeling of vibrant vitality.