Nightflower, 2018

Surrealism emerged in the 1920s. This genre gave the world many masterpieces of allusions and paradoxical expressions. Surrealism Nightflower is a painting by Walter Limo that honors his favorite genre. A quick glance reveals nothing more than an enlarged plant that resembles a Сampsis against the nighttime backdrop of a desert. Upon closer look, however, each element of the painting comes to life, telling its own story. The entwined stems and the flower's outlines refer to romantic and sexual meaning. Nightflower, like a street performer awaiting for a coin to start the act, expects attention before revealing all of its secrets.