Not Dutch still lifes with flowers

Today we introduce you to the amazing works of the artist-photographer Bas Mesa. The peculiarity of his works is that he does not use the easel, brushes, paints, he uses a mirror camera and recreates the works of Dutch painters of the 17th century through modern digital technologies.
Inspiration of the photographer draws from the still life of that period, where you can always see both the splendor and blinding brilliance, and the subtle compositions located on a dark gray and almost black background.
The basis for monumental photos is served, collected and photographed separately each flower, but with the same lighting, selected from around the world and added to the personal electronic gallery of the colors of Basa Meusa.
The artist collects a single composition from the photo of flowers, symbolizing the abundance of Paradise. In his works, we see a unity that can not be achieved on earth, only in the Garden of Eden. We all know perfectly well that, for example, tulips bloom for a very short period of time, and for artists of the 17th century they were a flower symbolizing death.
The work of Bass, more like a constant cycle of life and death - beauty and comfort. His work, it seems, is an easy reminder of the transience of life on earth.
In the 17th century, a bouquet of flowers was allowed in the house, not everyone could. There is evidence and preserved records that real flowers cost much more than now.
Therefore, many could afford to have a picture of flowers in their house, rather than be a vase holder with fresh flowers.
The Meus method allows you to create bouquets with unprecedented accuracy in real life. His still lifes are comparable to the laborious creation of works by artists of the 17th century.