The banana falls very, very far from the tree,
This work highlights Lydia’s continued experimentation with the painting medium and exploration of colours. In her artistic technique, she often does not stretch her canvases until the end of the painting process. Recently, she has foregone the canvas stretching altogether, leaving the artwork in its original state.
A recurring motif in Delikoura’s paintings, this piece incorporates bananas as symbols of decay and decomposition. Set against a backdrop of layered pinks, it alludes to Byzantine iconography, where the absence of pink holds significance for Delikoura.
