Charles Blackman 'The Interior' roar studios 'Still Life with Octopus Vase'

'Still Life with Octopus Vase' 2021

The Institute of Contemporary Art

In these subtle subversions

its transformation into a butterfly

Image Size: 97 x 70 cm

Charles Blackman 'The Interior' roar studios 'Still Life with Octopus Vase'Charles Blackmans The Interior is a haunting work. It sees a ghostly figure bend towards a window, behind which sits a vase of flowers. The symbolism is rich. Interiors evoke ones inner world, stripes recall a jail cell, flowers embody mortality and windows speak to the psychic distance one can feel from their surroundings. The Interior was created in 1966 when Blackman returned home after living in London for five years. It gives form to the feeling