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Flora Magnifica : The Art of Flowers in Four Seasons

SKU: 9780500545003
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  • Author:
    AZUMA Makoto / SHIINOKI Shunsuke
  • ISBN:
    9780500545003
  • Publication Date:
    15/03/2018
  • Edition:
    1
  • Pages:
    256
  • Binding:
    Hardback
  • Publisher:
    Thames and Hudson
  • Country of Publication:
Flora Magnifica : The Art of Flowers in Four Seasons
Flora Magnifica : The Art of Flowers in Four Seasons

Flora Magnifica : The Art of Flowers in Four Seasons

SKU: 9780500545003
Regular price $70.00
Unit price
per
  • Author:
    AZUMA Makoto / SHIINOKI Shunsuke
  • ISBN:
    9780500545003
  • Publication Date:
    15/03/2018
  • Edition:
    1
  • Pages:
    256
  • Binding:
    Hardback
  • Publisher:
    Thames and Hudson
  • Country of Publication:

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This sumptuous book is the product of a longstanding collaboration between renowned flower artist Makoto Azuma and botanical photographer Shunsuke Shiinoki. Working together, they have selected hundreds of plant species and arranged them in striking combinations that could never occur in the natural world, so creating a unique floral aesthetic.

The result is a series of dense, luxuriant images, rich in colour and texture, in which nature and artifice are skilfully mingled. The four chapters are themed according to the cycle of the seasons: the freshness and new life of spring, the exuberance and abundance of summer, the fading grandeur of autumn and the deepening shadows of winter. An illustrated key at the back of the book allows readers to identify the plant varieties featured. Recalling the opulent still-life paintings of the seventheenth-century, the photographs not only capture the surface beauty of the flowers, but suggest the burgeoning life brimming within them as well as its transience.

From the sensuality of opening petals to the unfurling elegance of fern fronds, these gorgeous displays are vividly preserved in a meditative and inspirational book that will enchant all lovers of nature and art.

Featured in the March 2018 Creative Newsletter.
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  • This sumptuous book is the product of a longstanding collaboration between renowned flower artist Makoto Azuma and botanical photographer Shunsuke Shiinoki. Working together, they have selected hundreds of plant species and arranged them in striking combinations that could never occur in the natural world, so creating a unique floral aesthetic.

    The result is a series of dense, luxuriant images, rich in colour and texture, in which nature and artifice are skilfully mingled. The four chapters are themed according to the cycle of the seasons: the freshness and new life of spring, the exuberance and abundance of summer, the fading grandeur of autumn and the deepening shadows of winter. An illustrated key at the back of the book allows readers to identify the plant varieties featured. Recalling the opulent still-life paintings of the seventheenth-century, the photographs not only capture the surface beauty of the flowers, but suggest the burgeoning life brimming within them as well as its transience.

    From the sensuality of opening petals to the unfurling elegance of fern fronds, these gorgeous displays are vividly preserved in a meditative and inspirational book that will enchant all lovers of nature and art.

    Featured in the March 2018 Creative Newsletter.
    To receive this newsletter regularly please email us with your name and contact details.

This sumptuous book is the product of a longstanding collaboration between renowned flower artist Makoto Azuma and botanical photographer Shunsuke Shiinoki. Working together, they have selected hundreds of plant species and arranged them in striking combinations that could never occur in the natural world, so creating a unique floral aesthetic.

The result is a series of dense, luxuriant images, rich in colour and texture, in which nature and artifice are skilfully mingled. The four chapters are themed according to the cycle of the seasons: the freshness and new life of spring, the exuberance and abundance of summer, the fading grandeur of autumn and the deepening shadows of winter. An illustrated key at the back of the book allows readers to identify the plant varieties featured. Recalling the opulent still-life paintings of the seventheenth-century, the photographs not only capture the surface beauty of the flowers, but suggest the burgeoning life brimming within them as well as its transience.

From the sensuality of opening petals to the unfurling elegance of fern fronds, these gorgeous displays are vividly preserved in a meditative and inspirational book that will enchant all lovers of nature and art.

Featured in the March 2018 Creative Newsletter.
To receive this newsletter regularly please email us with your name and contact details.