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ALALEH ALAMIR
These intimate botanical drawings explore the flower not simply as a symbol of beauty, but as a form in continual transition. Working in graphite, Alaleh Alamir studies individual blooms at different moments in their life cycle, from the clarity and symmetry of full flowering to the folded, fragile structures that emerge through decay.
Removed from colour, the flowers become studies in line, surface, light and shadow. The precision of the drawing draws attention to details that might otherwise be overlooked: the architecture of a petal, the density of a flower’s centre, the gradual collapse of a once-perfect form. Seen together, the works move between abundance and disappearance, reflecting a wider interest in time, transformation and the fragile nature of beauty.
Flora 1
A densely worked study of a flower at full bloom, its layered petals emerging through shifts of deep graphite and exposed paper. The drawing has an almost sculptural quality, balancing botanical observation with the physicality of mark-making.
Mixed Media on Hand Cut Fabriano Paper
30 × 42 cm, unframed
€1,100
Mixed Media on Hand Cut Fabriano Paper
30 × 42 cm, unframed
€1,100
Flora 2
Viewed directly from above, the flower is reduced to an elegant radial structure. Fine, repeated lines describe the delicacy of each petal, drawing the eye towards the intricately observed centre and giving the work a quiet, meditative precision.
Mixed Media on Hand Cut Fabriano Paper
30 × 42 cm, unframed
€1,100
Mixed Media on Hand Cut Fabriano Paper
30 × 42 cm, unframed
€1,100
Flora 3
A cluster of delicate flowers emerges softly from the surface of the paper. Alamir’s restrained use of tone gives the petals an almost translucent quality, allowing forms to appear and recede and creating a study that feels as much about memory as observation.
Mixed Media on Hand Cut Fabriano Paper
30 × 42 cm, unframed
€1,100
Mixed Media on Hand Cut Fabriano Paper
30 × 42 cm, unframed
€1,100
Flora 4
A flower caught in the process of fading. Dark, expressive marks describe petals that have begun to curl and collapse, transforming a botanical subject into a study of fragility, impermanence and change.
Mixed Media on Hand Cut Fabriano Paper
30 × 42 cm, unframed
€1,100
Mixed Media on Hand Cut Fabriano Paper
30 × 42 cm, unframed
€1,100
Flora 5
Here the flower has moved beyond bloom into decay. Its crumpled petals form a dense, almost abstract mass of light and darkness. What might ordinarily be overlooked becomes an intricate study of transformation and the beauty of a natural form at the end of its cycle.
Mixed Media on Hand Cut Fabriano Paper
30 × 42 cm, unframed
€1,100
Mixed Media on Hand Cut Fabriano Paper
30 × 42 cm, unframed
€1,100
Flora 6
Two calla lilies are rendered with exceptional restraint, their curved forms emerging through the lightest modulation of graphite. The simplicity of the composition places emphasis on line, volume and the sensuous architecture of the flowers themselves.
Mixed Media on Hand Cut Fabriano Paper
30 × 42 cm, unframed
€1,100
Mixed Media on Hand Cut Fabriano Paper
30 × 42 cm, unframed
€1,100
Flora 7
A single open flower is treated with an almost translucent delicacy. Fine veins travel across the petals towards the dark central point, creating a work in which fragility and structural complexity coexist.
Mixed Media on Hand Cut Fabriano Paper
30 × 42 cm, unframed
€1,100
Mixed Media on Hand Cut Fabriano Paper
30 × 42 cm, unframed
€1,100
Flora 8
fading flower sits isolated against an expanse of paper. Its irregular petals and exposed centre are described with darker, more insistent marks, giving this intimate study an unexpected sense of drama and vulnerability.
Mixed Media on Hand Cut Fabriano Paper
30 × 42 cm, unframed
€1,100
Mixed Media on Hand Cut Fabriano Paper
30 × 42 cm, unframed
€1,100
Flora 9
One of the most intricately worked drawings in the series, this flower almost fills the composition. Hundreds of layered marks build its dense petals around an exposed centre, creating a powerful tension between botanical precision and abstraction.
Mixed Media on Hand Cut Fabriano Paper
30 × 42 cm, unframed
€1,100
Mixed Media on Hand Cut Fabriano Paper
30 × 42 cm, unframed
€1,100
Flora 10
A magnolia-like bloom is captured in the process of opening. The tightly overlapping petals create a compact, sculptural form, with Alamir using tonal contrast to articulate the weight, folds and enclosed spaces within the flower.
Mixed Media on Hand Cut Fabriano Paper
30 × 42 cm, unframed
€1,100
Mixed Media on Hand Cut Fabriano Paper
30 × 42 cm, unframed
€1,100
Flora 11
A lily opens across the paper, its stamens extending from the centre towards the viewer. Fine tonal shifts and minute markings across the petals bring together close botanical observation and the immediacy of drawing.
Mixed Media on Hand Cut Fabriano Paper
30 × 42 cm, unframed
Mixed Media on Hand Cut Fabriano Paper
30 × 42 cm, unframed
Flora 12
A hibiscus is presented at close range, its broad petals unfolding around the projecting central stamen. The flower’s dramatic structure is softened through subtle graphite modelling, giving the work both presence and delicacy.
Mixed Media on Hand Cut Fabriano Paper
30 × 42 cm, unframed
€1,100
Mixed Media on Hand Cut Fabriano Paper
30 × 42 cm, unframed
€1,100
Flora 13
A tightly furled flower is caught at the threshold of opening, its overlapping petals creating a sculptural study of enclosure, tension and emergence. Alaleh’s delicate tonal work moves between deep, velvety shadow and finely articulated lines, drawing attention to the folds and surfaces of the petals. Set against the expanse of the paper, the isolated form has an almost meditative quality, capturing a fleeting moment of potential before the flower fully reveals itself.
Mixed Media on Hand Cut Fabriano Paper
30 × 42 cm, unframed
€1,100
Mixed Media on Hand Cut Fabriano Paper
30 × 42 cm, unframed
€1,100
All works are for sale and will be shipped from the artists studio.
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