There is a botanical art exhibition on now in Chelsea for two more days. Well regarded, practising botanical artist show and sell their wares in a small but perfectly formed space. If you love plants and nature your heart will be drawn to these compositions, as they capture and illuminate the essence and energy of …
It is a particularly exciting month to be a plant art enthusiast. Natures, Natural and Unnatural and The Production Line of Happiness Two interesting things to see at Whitechapel Gallery at the moment: Natures, Natural and Unnatural is curated by Turner Prize nominated painter Lynette Yiadom-Boakye, who has selected works inspired by nature from …
So much plant excitement this month, as spring flowers are arriving in greater numbers. Whatever the human defined start time for Spring is, the flowers have their own calendar, as soil temperatures rise we are seeing more and more bulbs and other plants erupting everywhere. A cold snap may slow them down, but not for …
Top 5 plant happenings is back with a bang in February, or five bangs to be exact. Let us support them as much as we can, as they all shine light on our favourite thing: plants. RHS Botanical Art Show Botanical Art has done much to highlight the diverse morphology of plants, and the Royal Horticultural Society’s …
Three exhibitions, a talk and the lighting of a large tree cut down for our enjoyment. Who would ever want to go Christmas sale shopping when you can do any of these things instead? Hiroshi Sugimoto: Still Life, Pace London An exhibition of seventeen large-format photographs from the Japanese artist’s ongoing Diorama series that date …
Trees feature heavily this month, but then it’s definitely a time of year to pay special attention to them. John Constable, Emily Carr, the Woodland Trust, John Muir and Plant Curator itself, all well-known purveyors of these special plants, make up the top 5 plant happenings in November. 1. From the Forest to the Sea: …
Our selection of plant art events is London-centric this month, but with art from Japan and Germany, a talk focused on Scottish flora and apple appreciation in Kent, it’s still a cosmopolitan group. 1. RHS Shades of Autumn Show Anne of Green Gables once said “I’m so glad I live in a world where there …
There are people that have extremely difficult and painful lives, yet somehow, some of them are able to still go on to bring delight to other people’s. That is quite something. Yayoi Kusama is one such person and her latest exhibition at the Victoria Miro gallery has filled the uplifting artworks void in London recently left by Matisse’s …
This September is a special month for viewing en masse flower displays – artificial, cultivated and wild – it has them all. If that was not enough, a couple of new exhibitions are underway. Horst – Photographer of Style, Victoria & Albert Museum, London Although most famous for haute couture imagery, Horst P. Horst (1906-1999), …
A huge turkish inspired flower carpet, a monoculture flower installation, exhibitions that stretch the wonderful world of plant art, and a good old british flower market. August is looking good. 1. Poppy at Guildhall Library The talent of flower installation artist Rebecca Louise Law was fully on show this year at The Garden Museum’s Garden …