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Floral design or flower arrangement is the art of using plant material and flowers to create an eye-catching and balanced composition or display. Evidence of refined floral design is found as far back as the culture of ancient Egypt. Floral designs, called arrangements, incorporate the five elements and seven principles of floral design.
Van Gogh's artistic transition reflected in his still lifes (1886–1887) Vase with Red Gladioli, 1886, Private collection (F247) This painting represents some of Van Gogh's early Paris still life, where he introduced brighter, contrasting color. Fritillaries in a Copper Vase, 1887, Musée d'Orsay, Paris (F213) This is an example of Van Gogh's ...
Almond Blossoms is a group of several paintings made in 1888 and 1890 by Vincent van Gogh in Arles and Saint-Rémy, southern France of blossoming almond trees. Flowering trees were special to van Gogh. They represented awakening and hope. He enjoyed them aesthetically and found joy in painting flowering trees.
Japanese gardens (日本庭園, nihon teien) are traditional gardens whose designs are accompanied by Japanese aesthetics and philosophical ideas, avoid artificial ornamentation, and highlight the natural landscape. Plants and worn, aged materials are generally used by Japanese garden designers to suggest a natural landscape, and to express the ...
Flower paintings of Georgia O'Keeffe. Georgia O'Keeffe, Red Canna, 1919, High Museum of Art, Atlanta, Georgia. The American artist Georgia O'Keeffe is best known for her close-up, or large-scale flower paintings, [ 1] which she painted from the mid-1920s through the 1950s. [ 2] She made about 200 paintings of flowers of the more than 2,000 ...
Shōka arrangement by the 40th headmaster Ikenobō Senjō, drawing from the Sōka Hyakki by the Shijō school, 1820. Ikebana flower arrangement in a tokonoma (alcove), in front of a kakemono (hanging scroll) Ikebana ( 生け花, 活け花, 'arranging flowers' or 'making flowers alive') is the Japanese art of flower arrangement. [ 1][ 2] It is ...
Landscape design is an independent profession and a design and art tradition, practiced by landscape designers, combining nature and culture. In contemporary practice, landscape design bridges the space between landscape architecture and garden design .
A flower bouquet is a collection of flowers in a creative arrangement. Flower bouquets can be arranged for the decor of homes or public buildings or may be handheld. Several popular shapes and styles classify handheld bouquets, including nosegay, crescent, and cascading bouquets. Flower bouquets are often given for special occasions such as ...