«This is the sophisticated, fashion - led take on conservatory style and to get a handle on it, think a dash of Victorian palm house,
with botanical illustrations and brass finishes, which, when combined, beautifully transform the home into a natural haven.»
The importance of the subjects is not immediately apparent: in one painting, he pairs a roller coaster with a clothesline of hanging flags, while in another, he fills the canvas
with botanical illustrations.
Not exact matches
The medallion print
with botanical detailing has the intricate qualities of a line - drawn
illustration.
For these artists making art is an engulfing activity that involves immersion in natural history, science and alchemy
with inspiration from arcane
botanical illustrations, to birding field guides to weather charts.
For these artists, making art involves immersion in natural history, science and alchemy,
with inspiration ranging from arcane
botanical illustrations to birding field guides and complex weather charts.
Merging traditional art genres of landscape, still life, portraiture, and
botanical illustration,
with kitsch and cultural clichés, the works at once conjure lush figments of the imagination, while meticulously rendering natural forms and landscapes.
This has had a huge influence on my work along
with my love of
botanical illustrations, the natural sciences and the nostalgia of museum visits where, as a child, I would be mesmerised by the variety of exhibits and the way they were displayed.
Two works in the exhibition, «Blue Anemone» and «Séance,» reveal Hammond's combined fascination
with Victorian
botanical photography and medical
illustration.
Many of the signature decoupaged, handblown glass plates
with coral images from New York artist John Derian are based on 18th - century prints,
with a naturalistic style that echoes those of
botanical illustrations of the same vintage.
John Derian creates an aged aesthetic
with intricate
botanical illustrations, romantic florals and vintage prints.