Photographic Floral Bouquets
Bouquets de Art brings pairs flower arrangements with paintings in which inspired them, on Art is Everywhere.
Giving it Up for the GSA…
…and other federal artistic watchdogs, like the “florist-in-chief.” What does this mean? Well, firstly, there was a fascinating article in Washington Post that describes how the GSA (General Services Administration — a federal watchdog agency) is on a hunt to recover “lost” artwork from the Depression, which was created as part of the WPA (New Deal Works Progress Administration), to help artists have employment and document historical art. At the time, the government paid artists up to $42 a week. This was a large amount back then and a life preserver during our nation’s worst financial crisis. Over 20,000 works of art were created in response. The value of these…
Flowers in Abundance
Art in Bloom can also be seen in the New Orleans Museum of Art (NOMA’s) exhibit pairing flower arrangements as art in front of paintings from which they were inspired. The exhibit is appropriately called Art in Bloom. Here are just a couple of examples, one with my favorite painting at NOMA. Still Life With Box’ by artist Jean Metzinger is paired with an arrangement by the Junior League of New Orleans Garden Club; it was the second-place winner. — Times Picayune The Acres of Green Garden Club won the competition with its arrangement paired with ‘Whisperings of Love’ by William Adolphe Bouguereau. — Times Picayune As NOMA communications director…
