fleur.

An examination of the naturally occurring patterns formed in dead and dried petals. Primarily focusing on the perception and visual interaction with an abstract or unidentifiable subject, I increase the scale in order to disassociate from the object whilst further abstracting the image. Working with graphite supplements this theme as it provides a tonal aesthetic, concentrating on the shadows and shapes created by the natural forms.
Unless credited otherwise, all work included is my own.
This was the stage my final piece was at last night. With a bit of luck finished by Monday ready for the framers!

This was the stage my final piece was at last night. With a bit of luck finished by Monday ready for the framers!

A work of art is useless as a flower is useless. A flower blossoms for its own joy. We gain a moment of joy by looking at it. That is all that is to be said about our relations to flowers. Of course man may sell the flower, and so make it useful to him, but this has nothing to do with the flower. It is not part of its essence. It is accidental. It is a misuse. All this is I fear very obscure.

Oscar Wilde

tacticalshoyu:

French artist Rachel Lévy photographs flowers that are past their prime: wilting, fading and revealing visible signs of decay. Nonetheless, captured in the last fleeting moments before perishing, they are strikingly beautiful. 

*ALLLLL living things age. Here’s one for our youth-obsessed society.

Set of black and white photomicrographs of the surface of an Amaryllis petal.

Set of black and white photomicrographs of the surface of an Amaryllis petal.

Experimentation with Indian Ink.

Photoset from the Natural History Museum in Florence.

Umbria Photoset

Dyffryn Gardens Photoset.

Indian ink on cartridge. Close-up study of a flower.

Photomicrographs.

6 x colour images