Over a cold, wet and blustery weekend, it was time for the Blooming Art 2024 exhibition, in conjunction with the Floral Designers Club of Bunbury.
Held annually in the beautiful Chapel Gallery of the Bunbury Regional Art Gallery (built in 1897, as the Convent of Mercy), the blooming art brightens up a winter's day.
As well as various categories of competitions for Floral Designers Club members, the club invites a number of artists and related art groups to participate by choosing artwork from the City of Bunbury Art Collection and responding to it by making an ephemeral artwork with flowers and plant material.
Here I share some of them.
Jacqueline Gibsons interpretation of Kangaroo Hill by Phillip Hansen
Donna Fortescue's interpretation of Guy Grey-Smith's Landscape 1969
Deanne Wenn-Mayne's interpretation of Eigma 33 by Janis Rudolfs Nedela - includes little yellow ducks and invited children to draw a picture of a duck with the provided pencils and take a duck home. Deanne who lives with Functional Neurological Disorder dedicated her piece to all the children who visited.
Kaylene MacLoughlin created a beautiful felted vase as part of her interpretation of "Waiting for the Boat 1986" by Helen Grey-Smith.
Merle Topsy Davis's interpretation of Drawing for Painting by Ted Snell
Carolyn Nicholls's showcases the plight of the Red Tailed Cockatoos in her interpretation of Occupied Territory by Kay Gibson
Kathleen Pinkerton's interpretation of The Silent Camp by Graham 'Swag' Taylor represents a campfire and the loss of children taken from aboriginal camps. "Some is missing forever, will they ever be returned".
The centrepiece this year put together by members of the Floral Designers Club was a mermaid
In 2014 I was an invited artist for Blooming Art. You can read about my experiences here: Blooming Art 2014. Below is my exhibited piece. The painting is by Alisa Small, called Up The Gorge to Tallering Peak.
To find out more about the Flower Designers Club of Bunbury and see more of the exhibition and the work they do. Flower Designers Club of Bunbury
A few images of the Bunbury Regional Art Gallery. It really is a beautiful space. I've just realised that they covered up the chapel stain glass windows for the exhibition.
More about the Bunbury Regional Art Gallery, it's history and exhibitions: Bunbury Regional Art Gallery
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Beautiful art exhibit, I love the paintings and the floral art! Take care, have a wonderful week ahead.
ReplyDeleteThese are fabulous! Our local Art Center also had a Art in Bloom exhibit this year, which I documented on my blog Alchemy of Clay over 3 posts. Here's the first one. https://blackmtnbarb.blogspot.com/2024/06/seeing-flowers-part-one.html
ReplyDeleteWow that dress was amazing
ReplyDeleteyes isn't it!
DeleteBeautiful and inspiring! The combination of art and nature is truly magical.
ReplyDeleteThese nice fotos could make you forget this wet weekend. But in a few month it will be summer and winter here in our region.
ReplyDeleteHave a good time and thanks for your kind visit to my blog
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I like the idea of using a painting as an inspiration for a floral display. They are excellent and an exhibition I would have loved to visit.
ReplyDeleteThe Blooming Art 2024 exhibition sounds wonderful! It’s fantastic how the Floral Designers Club of Bunbury transforms the Chapel Gallery into a vibrant display of creativity and nature. Jacqueline Gibson’s interpretation of Kangaroo Hill must be a stunning floral tribute to Phillip Hansen's artwork. And Deanne Wenn-Mayne’s *Eigma 33* with the little yellow ducks is such a charming and interactive touch, especially with her dedication to children visiting the exhibition.
ReplyDeleteIt’s great to see art and floral design come together in such an engaging way.
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What a lovely exhibit. It has lots of my favorite fall colors!
ReplyDeleteThank you for sharing at http://image-in-ing.blogspot.com/2024/08/some-artwork-from-pennsylvania-academy.html
The mermaid is a delight! I would love to have seen that close up, to admire every detail. Beautiful blooming art.
ReplyDeleteSo much beauty and colors! Love the green dress.
ReplyDeleteOn the assumption that the paintings were for sale, I have little doubt that my wallet would have been a little lighter had I been there! I have already run out of wall space, but that’s a good thing. It compels us to change the art once in a while.
ReplyDeleteWhat a wonderful Event. What a lovely idea, taking flowers at different artwork. Do you know Gabriele Münter? There is a new film about this artist. Münter & Kandinsky - Film 2024
ReplyDeleteSpielfilm von Marcus O. Rosenmüller über Gabriele Münter (Vanessa Loibl), der Lebensgefährtin von Wassily Kandinsky (Vladimir Burlakov).
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Greetings by Heidrun
This is such a neat concept and the creators did a great job conceptualizing the artwork with flora.
ReplyDeleteI love the dress! I like seeing the creativity with the florals. Thank you for linking up.
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