In her series, Dancing Tulips, the flowers resonate with Irina’s ‘deep longing for nature’s embrace‘. And, rather than an attempt at realism, Irina uses ‘shapes to evoke emotional connections between nature and the inner self‘. In Contrast Thoughts, the sombre blues jostle with the purity of the whites. Blue is traditionally a colour for …
Katiemo’s pictures are a modern update on Flower Power: promoting peace and love, as well as the psychedelic and carefree with the glorious colouration. Flower Power emerged as a protest against the Vietnam War, with its art and symbolism permeating the counterculture of the late 1960s. With flowers on their clothes and in their hair, …
At the recent Essex Art Club exhibition, I came across Anna Bisset’s charming and evocative acrylic flower paintings, along with the artist herself. I had the advantage of the artist’s presentation as I was introduced to the images. Anna told me that the flowers had been arranged and done in memory of her mother passing …
From the 17th-century Dutch masters who immortalised tulips in their still-life paintings to Jeff Koons’ contemporary sculpture “Bouquet,” tulips have long captivated Western artists, serving as a creative inspiration across centuries. These flowers, emblematic of both beauty and transience, have been depicted in various forms, reflecting the cultural significance they hold in Western art. Shakera …
Marc Quinn’s ‘Light into Life’ is an absolutely EPIC, erudite, educational, elevating, essential experience for the modern age. For lovers of plants and art, for lovers of the necessary transformation to set the world to rights, this exhibition is a must. As the climate crisis testifies, we are disconnected from nature. This alienation from the …
Acclaimed as one of the world’s greatest botanical gardens, and set against the eastern slopes of Cape Town’s Table Mountain, Kirstenbosch National Botanical Garden has provided the title for the paintings of Gavin Jantjes known as the Kirstenbosch Series (2023). The gardens emphasise the cultivation of indigenous plants for all South Africans, so the implication …
Plant Curator likes a botanical Google Doodle and you can in fact search the whole library for ones inspired by Plants & Flowers. Some of our favourites, shown below, are those that celebrate both plants and women together. 13 November 2022 Botanist and librarian Mary Ellinor Archer 27 July 2020 French botanist and explorer …
If you have a gallery that meets the necessary security requirements, starting this summer, you can hire and display 40 prints by the renowned botanical photographer Karl Blossfeldt (1865–1932) for a month at a cost of just £750. Absolute bargain. Karl Blossfeldt is a master botanical photographer. His talent ensured his works remain timeless classics. …
One of the most magical, evocative, botanical artworks ever created? Matisse’s Trivaux Pond (1916/17) was painted in a public park on the outskirts of Paris and not as you might expect in wilder environs. You need to look closely to work out the location of the water, using the reflected vegetation as a guide. Currently on …
Franz Eugen Köhler’s Medizinal-Pflanzen or Medicinal Plants was published in 1887 in Germany. It comes in four volumes and includes over 300 detailed, beautiful, botanical illustrations of plants. Below we supply 115 from Volume 2. See previous post for Volume 1 and associated book and source details. The age of this book is over 75 …