Art to Bouquets
For a week in April every year, the de Young museum in San Francisco, is transformed by Bouquets to Art, an event that has been drawing people to the museum for over 30 years. It welcomes spring each year with this enchanting and popular weeklong tradition. Its premise is simple: The top floral designers in the city interpret pieces in the museum’s permanent collection using flowers and plant material. This has inspired me to look for note-worthy pieces of art and correspond them to floral designs, that reflect the colours and the character of the paintings.
La chambre de Van Gogh à Arles (Van Gogh’s Room at Arles) 1889; Vincent Van Gogh; Oil on canvas, 57 x 74 cm
The Dance Class 1874; Edgar Degas; Oil on canvas, 83.5 x 77.2 cm
And the Gold of Their Bodies (Et l’or de leurs corps) 1901; Paul Gauguin; Oil on canvas, 67 x 76 cm
Restaurant de la Machine at Bougival 1905; Maurice de Vlaminck; Oil on canvas, 81.5 x 60 cm
Bal du moulin de la Galette 1876; Pierre-Auguste Renoir; Oil on canvas, 131 x 175 cm
Seated Woman (Marie-Therese) 1937; Pablo Picasso; Oil on canvas, 100 x 81 cm
A Wheatfield with Cypresses 1889; Vincent Van Gogh; Oil on canvas, 73 × 93.4 cm