Jesse Dayan is a Melbourne-based artist best known for his dreamlike depictions of domestic interiors. Through meticulously considered palettes and carefully balanced compositions, Dayan draws upon everyday life while infusing reality with a distinct sense of imagination. He often simplifies, distorts, or reconfigures familiar scenes, using colour as a vehicle for personal expression and atmosphere. In Dayan’s paintings, the ordinary is transformed into spaces that feel at once deeply lived-in and vividly imagined.

In this still life composition, the poppies seem to hover between bloom and collapse, their thin petals catching fragments of light. Their stems rise in loose, uncertain rhythms, some leaning and others standing upright. Dayan’s arrangement of the poppies avoids strict symmetry, favouring instead a natural scattering that feels momentarily paused rather than composed. Set against a neutrally-toned background, the vibrant poppies offer quiet contemplation and introspection.

Dayan has been a finalist in several national art awards, including The Arthur Guy Memorial Prize, The National Works on Paper award and The Ron Eutick Still Life Awards. For lovers and collectors of Australian contemporary art, the works of Jesse Dayan are a wonderful addition to any collection.

Jesse DAYAN (1982 - )
'Poppies from Dorly'
oil on Poplar Plywood
Image Size: 40 x 30 cm
Dimensions: 42 x 32 x 5 cm
Signed: Signed verso; artist label verso.

Comes with Letter of Provenance

Condition:Excellent:

(c) The Artist or Assignee