Framed Pomegranate Artwork
Originating somewhere in the Middle East and spread by travellers throughout the world, through the Mediterranean and Europe and as far as the Americas and Japan , this juicy, sweet but tart fruit has a long and diverse cultural background which has inspired many framed pomegranate artwork to be created.
The pomegranate holds certain symbolisms through ancient Greek mythology, religion and cultural backgrounds but generally seems to represent prosperity, abundance and fertility. It is probably for this reason many artists have focused on the fruit as a subject on its own in framed pomegranate paintings such as Liz Nichols in “Painted Fruit 1”, where the fruit sits on a white background, or Terri Hill who contrasts the deep red with a black background in his piece “four pomegranates.
However, others have chosen to capture this desirable red in fruit in framed pomegranate still life art. The artists Francie Botke and Joan Blackburn captured the fruit on tables with other fruits and props such as bowls, bottles, vases and jugs but the vividness of the red is always a focus.
While the fruit itself is often the focus there are those that focus on the plant as a whole, laden with the ripe crop ready for plucking. Great examples include Duhamel De Monceau’s “Pomegranate Tree Branch”, or more loosely, the “Bouquet of Figs, Pears and Pomegranates” by Nicole Etienne. Another way the whole plant is captured in is framed pomegranate botanical prints.