Introducing Ninetynine Tulips, an artproject where I create ninetynine tulip paintings from the period of the tulipmania. For this project I research the history of tulip and the present day situation of the tulip. And that is big in The Netherlands!
In this episode I talk about how I got the idea to paint ninetynine tulips from the time of the tulip mania. The idea came from a newly discoverd tulip book. That book led me to the rea;ize how little I know of the tulip. In The Netherlands the tulip is all arround, but what do I konw of the flower, the history, the trade, the events - not so much, though the flower is a national symbol.
When I started to Google it hit me, there is so much to find out and to tell! For many episodes I will share the stories with you.
Follow the development of the 99 paintings at Instagram 'Arto Dŭaras'.