Framed Pomegranate Art

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.