Well, here we are again. it's that time of year when my creativity is once again put to the test. Bouquets to Arts, is a yearly fund raiser for the Fine Arts Museums of San Francisco. It is a week long exhibit where floral pieces inspired by works of arts are featured for the public to enjoy.
This year I was given my first choice, "5 PLATES" by Brice Marden, 1973. I was really attracted to these prints, simple lines with blocks of light and shadow. I thought, during selection day, "Oh yeah, some painting plus white flowers and I'm done, easy" YEAH SURE !!! But, as my fellow designers would attest to, the ideas that come to your head during selection day oftentimes turn out to be not the best when it comes to mechanics and execution. The popular line amongst designers is " what was I thinking ?" hahaha. BUT (again) it does work out in the end. No matter how many changes you go through in your mind and the many trials and errors. There is no denying, one must come up with a museum worthy piece.
After custom ordering a custom made lucite container, where I thought I would hang an all white pave'd arrangement, I realized too late that the hanging piece would prove to be too heavy!! A total waste. So I decided to use my existing trays and asked my assistant, to add panels on all sides to give an illusion of a frame. I decided to recreate the prints (intaglio print on paper) by replicating blocks of Blacks (with black painted dogwood branches) and white flowers with lisianthus, rununculous, spray roses, Akito roses, bottom pom pom, freesias and carnations giving it textures, depth and movement .
and the final product TADAA!!
MATERIALS USED:
CARNATIONS, DOGWOOD BRANCHES, ANEMONE, FREESIAS, RANUNCULUS, BOTTOM POMPOM, LISIANTHUS , ROSES, AND SPRAY ROSES, HEDERA BERRIES
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