Michael Nichols is an award winning National Geographic photographer. Not a bad job one would imagine. At the end of 2012 he was given the minor assignment of taking a picture of one of the biggest trees in the world – The President – a Giant Sequoia (Sequoiadendron giganteum) located in the Giant Forest of …
Plant Curator is not really sure what is going on here, it’s all a bit weird but then kind of wonderful. French photographer Erwan Fichou combines topiary with people and elevation and makes elevated topiary people. Apparently, they are not photoshoped in, but are all really up there. He worked with gardeners in Mexico to …
Following on from the first post in this series of three where we presented plants in the genera Acanthus to Dahlia, we now give you Daphne to Origanum. This second batch of 43, free vintage botanical plant images come again via the super Biodiversity Heritage Library. See previous post for publication and species name authentication details. Many of …
But Christmas has passed we hear you cry. Well, sorry but garlands are going to be big all year round in 2014. You heard it here first. If Plant Curator was ever tempted by an alternative career it would be that of a garland maker. Pulling together lots of discarded or sustainably sourced plant bits …
Graphic designer Christopher Dina series of colourful illustrations titled ‘Fruit’ cleverly show some of the diversity and wonder of these plant parts. The use of the scientific name as the title only adds to the allure, as who would not want to own an artwork called Vaccinium corymbosum, for example? They are much less detailed and …
We are using Pinterest to feature an array of plant-inspired content. Boards include: Spring/Summer 2014 Graphic Floral Trends, Spring/Summer 2014 Romantic Floral Trends, Floral Accessories and Spring/Summer 2014 Menswear. Over the coming months we’ll be developing more boards for different plant art areas. Fashion collections have been put together by Lady Bonasera who writes: “Plant-inspired designs were rampant last year in …
The Tree of Life, Stoclet Freize by Gustav Klimt was completed in 1909 Gustav Klimt (1862 – 1918) produced some rather desirable artworks. Two of his paintings appear in the top 20 most expensive paintings of all time (coming in at 6th and 19th respectively). His life can be summarised as follows – Austrian born, famous …
Plant Curator is here to show how the arts and artists constantly gain inspiration from plants. Another example is this short floral fashion film named “Fade Into You” by fashion photographer Pierre Debuscherre. He credits the haute couture work of celebrated Antwerp-based florist Mark Colle as his inspiration. The film is a visually striking floral …
David Shrigley once said the thing he least liked about his appearance was that he had become a habitual fleece wearer. We hear you Dave. Problems apart, he is a legend. A brilliant commentator on life’s absurdities, thoughts and social issues plus all sorts of other stuff too. He seems to be drawn to the …
Well-known to many as the female artist who painted flowers suggestive of women’s anatomy, Plant Curator recently investigated the life and art of American artist Georgia O’Keeffe (1887 – 1986). ‘The first’ biography, Portrait of an Artist, was written by Laurie Lisle in 1986. It gives a detailed account of O’Keeffe’s childhood, education and journey to becoming …