Crotons
Helene Schindler’s work adopts the style of nineteenth-century botanical studies in this still life of a croton plant. Schindler chooses to focus on the unusual pattern of yellow and green that characterises this broad-leafed plant — a common decorative shrub in domestic gardens across the Islands. The representational style of Schindler’s work is also highly reflective of the prevailing realist aesthetic that dominated art in Cayman in the 1980s.
About the Artist
Helene Schindler
Helene Schindler was one of several expatriates who arrived in Cayman following the economic boom of the 1970s, joining a group of artists that would include Ed Oliver, John Doak, Jeremy and Joanne Sibley, Chris Mann, David Bridgeman, John Broad, Lorna Griggs, Lois Brezinski and others. Like many, Schindler was particularly enamoured with the Island’s tropical scenery and lush flora, and her work reflects these interests.