Review: 'London's Hole-And-Corner Garden' Exhibition At The Chelsea Physic Garden
Thursday, 5 December 2019
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This calendar week I visited the London's Secret Garden exhibition which celebrates the 20th anniversary of the Florilegium Society at the Chelsea Physic Garden.
This is a real long post together with comprises:
The exhibition includes 75 artworks yesteryear 73 creative individual members yesteryear together with present. Most are watercolour paintings withal at that spot is also pen together with ink together with the usage of graphite together with coloured pencils.
The exhibition opened on Tuesday together with runs until Wed 26th August together with tin move live viewed betwixt 11am together with 4pm. Entrance to the exhibition is costless alongside entry to the garden.
H5N1 position out of the paintings are also included inwards a mass Botanical Illustration from Chelsea Physic Garden by Andrew Brown (Past Chairman of the Society) - which has been produced to commemorate the 20th Anniversary. (I'll live writing a separate review of this). H5N1 similar mass was produced for the 10th anniversary together with directly sells for enormous prices - if you lot tin move acquire concur of a copy!
The mass focuses inwards detail on angiosperms (plants alongside flowers together with seeds enclosed inwards fruits).
My top dog recommendation to all botanical artists is to move together with consider this exhibition.
For all those who dearest plants together with flowers it's also real much seeing - both inwards terms of what you lot volition larn almost the plants together with because it's an exhibition which has grown out of the garden inwards which you lot tin move consider it.
The overall measure of artwork overall is real good together with to my hear it's a improve exhibition than the terminal 1 one inwards 2013. Some of them are actually splendid together with that's unsurprising given many of the artists receive got been paradigm botanical fine art for many years together with receive got won medals for it!
The exhibition is hung on greyness exhibition panels (like the ones used yesteryear the RHS). Below you lot tin move consider some views of the exhibition together with its artwork.
I was trying to discern a designing to the way the unlike plants were hung only couldn't consider one. That said, the exhibition is good hung from an aesthetic perspective alongside some squeamish usage of mirroring on occasion.
Using a consistent frame for most of the function also lends coherence together with consistency to the display which agency that one's eyes ever focus on the works together with are never distracted yesteryear the frame. Top spots receive got also been used so that works are good lit.
Those botanical artists submitting function to RHS Exhibitions mightiness desire to depository fiscal establishment complaint that Gillian Barlow, the Chair of the Picture Committee is also Deputy Chairman of the Florilegium Society together with has a paradigm inwards the demo (and the book)!
The room the exhibition is held inwards is real good lit alongside windows on both sides. While groovy for some purposes, when I start saw the exhibition (early inwards the morning) I constitute I had a employment alongside the real vivid sunlight coming through the windows. However after a forenoon loving cup of tea together with making my notes I went dorsum upwards to discovery the answers to some queries I had together with constitute that the so cloudy heaven made it much easier to consider the work. So - if possible aim for a cloudy solar daytime and/or the middle of the solar daytime - you'll consider the function better!
If at that spot was 1 criticism I receive got of the exhibition, it is that a few of the artists receive got been a petty timid almost demonstrating the total usage of the tonal arrive at which is so real necessary when creating a potent feel of construction together with volume. Botanical fine art does non receive got to live 'pale together with interesting' together with this was demonstrated real good yesteryear the most effective paintings inwards the exhibition.
There's also an article almost the exhibition inwards 'The Lady' (on Herbals used yesteryear apothecaries together with the types of plants it included - only this does hateful it volition also demand helpful labels!
The tutor Anne Marie Evans together with her botanical fine art students also helped acquire the lodge off the ground. She had a contemporary perspective on a Florilegium Society. She wrote:
Note: You tin move read to a greater extent than almost notable Florilegia and Herbals inwards botanical fine art history on my website Botanical Art together with Artists. It also contains a page devoted to all Current Florilegium Projects.
The Society maintains a register of threescore members. It's a membership alongside a personal commitment. The expectation is that a fellow member volition make a minimum of 1 artwork a yr to add together to the Archive. That said it's understood that sometimes people volition receive got problems alongside disease or other commitments which brand submission real difficult. However if a fellow member fails to submit at to the lowest degree 1 function inwards 3 years they're invited to consider whether they receive got the fourth dimension together with the capacity to brand the necessary commitment. People do acquire out so it's ever worthwhile enquiring whether there's a vacancy or a waiting listing to join.
The artists receive got the do goodness of the back upwards from the Head Gardener together with the gardening squad when it comes to developing novel artwork. All the flora cloth which is portrayed inwards artwork has been grown inwards the garden. Sometimes herbarium specimens are prepared to assist furnish the cloth required.
To discovery out to a greater extent than almost how to move a Painting Member or an Associate Member you lot should contact Dugald Graham-Campbell, Chairman of the Chelsea Physic Garden Florilegium Society. His e-mail is on the Florilegium page of the Garden's website (down the bottom).
The function submitted yesteryear artists for inclusion inwards the archive is vetted yesteryear an independent panel which includes 2 botanists from Kew. The thought is to ensure that the paintings run into requirements every bit to an accurate representation of a plant. There's no requirement to arrive 'strictly botanical' (as per strict botanical illustrations) withal they must comprise no mistakes or confusion every bit to what has been included or excluded.
The members receive got a lot to pick out from. There are some 5,000 unlike types of plants inwards the garden! To date, over the course of written report of the terminal twenty years, some 660 artworks receive got been developed together with selected for inclusion inwards the archive - of which some 145 are inwards monochrome.
All the function selected for the Archive is donated yesteryear the creative individual who does non acquire a payment. However the copyright is retained yesteryear the creative individual - alongside the agreement that it tin move live licenced yesteryear the Garden to generate funds to assist back upwards the Garden together with let it to move along to thrive.
If you lot see the exhibition you'll live able to consider some of the commercial products produced every bit a spin-off from the exhibition. These include a alternative of prints, bookmarks, magnets together with a silk scarf which I constitute to live both tasteful together with good made together with real reasonably priced (I bought the mass together with the magnets together with may live coming dorsum for a print!)
Unfortunately the Society does non exhibit every year. Maybe this volition modify every bit the archive grows? Past exhibitions yesteryear the Society are:
The Garden has existed inwards Chelsea since 1673 together with was originally an Apothecaries Garden. It's also Grade 1 Listed, the oldest botanic garden inwards London together with has the oldest stone garden inwards Europe which enjoys Grade II listed status!
Over fourth dimension it also after became 1 of the most of import centres of phytology together with flora substitution inwards the world.
Originally it focused on the sorts of plants associated alongside medicinal remedies. Hans Sloane purchased the four acres together with leased it to the Society of Apothecaries for £5 a yr inwards perpetuity. The contract for the province also stipulated that if they wanted to give it upwards for whatever argue that it had to move along via other organisations. This has saved the garden from beingness sold or used for evolution on a position out of occasions. That said it's also had a troubled history at times together with had to live rescued start of all inwards 1899 yesteryear the City Parochial Foundation together with so over again inwards 1984 when a novel trust was laid upwards to human face after the garden. It was out of that novel start for the garden that the Florilegium Society was also started.
The electrical flow charitable aims of the Chelsea Physic Garden are
Chelsea Physic Garden carries out its charitable mission for Earth do goodness by:
Besides the Order Beds, it also has glasshouses (to the left of the entrance) which concur a collection of tropical together with sub-tropical species - together with I myself sat together with drew plants inwards the Victorian Cool Fernery.
If you've never visited I tin move real much recommend a visit. Apart from anything else the store has an splendid alternative of books almost plants together with the cafe has some real splendid refreshments. You also can't quite believe you're close the centre of London!
Botanical artists should also depository fiscal establishment complaint that the garden is a brusque walk from the wonderful fine art store Green & Stone at 259 Kings Road, Chelsea - which is the exclusively fine art store I've known to live able to make proportional dividers when asked!
The garden is located at 66 Royal Hospital Road together with is opened upwards betwixt 1 Apr together with 61 Oct only unopen on Sabbatum together with Mon each calendar week between- except for Bank Holidays. The garden is opened upwards betwixt 11am together with 6pm alongside belatedly openings on Wednesdays. Admission for adults is £9.90.
See also my 2008 post almost A see to the Chelsea Physic Garden.
Note: You tin move read to a greater extent than almost Botanical Art together with Artists discovery out almost other botanical fine art exhibitions - around the globe - on my website http://www.botanicalartandartists.com
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| a corner of the exhibition - alongside the exhibition banner |
- a review of the exhibition - highlighting function yesteryear specific artists
- an line of piece of work organisation human relationship of how the Chelsea Physic Garden Florilegium Society works - together with how to move a member
- the telephone substitution facts almost the Chelsea Physic Garden - together with why it's a groovy identify to see (between 1 Apr to 31 October).
'London's Secret Garden' (4th - 26th August 2015)
The exhibition includes 75 artworks yesteryear 73 creative individual members yesteryear together with present. Most are watercolour paintings withal at that spot is also pen together with ink together with the usage of graphite together with coloured pencils.
The exhibition opened on Tuesday together with runs until Wed 26th August together with tin move live viewed betwixt 11am together with 4pm. Entrance to the exhibition is costless alongside entry to the garden.
H5N1 position out of the paintings are also included inwards a mass Botanical Illustration from Chelsea Physic Garden by Andrew Brown (Past Chairman of the Society) - which has been produced to commemorate the 20th Anniversary. (I'll live writing a separate review of this). H5N1 similar mass was produced for the 10th anniversary together with directly sells for enormous prices - if you lot tin move acquire concur of a copy!
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| Ribes rubrum yesteryear Sally Vincent together with Fuschia procumbens yesteryear Mayumi Hashi The paradigm on the left is the 1 chosen for the front end encompass of the book |
Views of the exhibition
I receive got to emphasise that there's an awful lot I could tell almost this exhibition - together with 1 of the reasons for the delay inwards posting has been the demand to hold editing myself!My top dog recommendation to all botanical artists is to move together with consider this exhibition.
For all those who dearest plants together with flowers it's also real much seeing - both inwards terms of what you lot volition larn almost the plants together with because it's an exhibition which has grown out of the garden inwards which you lot tin move consider it.
The overall measure of artwork overall is real good together with to my hear it's a improve exhibition than the terminal 1 one inwards 2013. Some of them are actually splendid together with that's unsurprising given many of the artists receive got been paradigm botanical fine art for many years together with receive got won medals for it!
The exhibition is hung on greyness exhibition panels (like the ones used yesteryear the RHS). Below you lot tin move consider some views of the exhibition together with its artwork.
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| Watercolour paintings yesteryear Amanda Ward, Janet Callender together with a drawing yesteryear John Bell Janet's paradigm of the foxglove tree from China is on the dorsum encompass of the book. |
Using a consistent frame for most of the function also lends coherence together with consistency to the display which agency that one's eyes ever focus on the works together with are never distracted yesteryear the frame. Top spots receive got also been used so that works are good lit.
Those botanical artists submitting function to RHS Exhibitions mightiness desire to depository fiscal establishment complaint that Gillian Barlow, the Chair of the Picture Committee is also Deputy Chairman of the Florilegium Society together with has a paradigm inwards the demo (and the book)!
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| Top row - paintings yesteryear Sue Williams (Fellow), Doreen Jones together with a real scientific paradigm yesteryear Julia Trickey Bottom row is the paradigm yesteryear Gillian Barlow |
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| This sentiment includes the paradigm (top row, instant from left) yesteryear Dugald Graham-Campbell, Chairman of the Chelsea Physic Garden Florilegium Society |
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| Paintings yesteryear Penny Stenning and Jenavora Seawright, a graphite drawing yesteryear Guy William Eves together with a paradigm yesteryear Founder Member Yvonne Glenister Hammond |
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| The leaves of 2 unlike plants mirror 1 another Paintings (l to r) are yesteryear Joanna Craig-McFeely, Maggie Fitzpatrick and Penny Gould |
If at that spot was 1 criticism I receive got of the exhibition, it is that a few of the artists receive got been a petty timid almost demonstrating the total usage of the tonal arrive at which is so real necessary when creating a potent feel of construction together with volume. Botanical fine art does non receive got to live 'pale together with interesting' together with this was demonstrated real good yesteryear the most effective paintings inwards the exhibition.
There's also an article almost the exhibition inwards 'The Lady' (on Herbals used yesteryear apothecaries together with the types of plants it included - only this does hateful it volition also demand helpful labels!
The Chelsea Physic Garden Florilegium Society
The Chelsea Physic Garden Florilegium Society was formed inwards 1995, alongside the primary aim of recording inwards paintings together with drawings the plants growing inwards the Physic Garden.The Chelsea Physic Garden Florilegium Society was co-founded inwards 1995 yesteryear Margaret King together with Wendy Page.
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| Margaret King's paradigm of Solanum melongea (aubergine) is bottom right. She used the convention of the box to comprise the paradigm alongside the aubergine breaking the constraint. Other paintings (l to r) are yesteryear ?, Christine Battle and Sarah Gould (painting on vellum) |
‘whereas the Florilegia of the 17th Century were created to portray the beauty together with novelty of those plants brought dorsum from the expanding colonies, the modern Florilegium may live seen every bit a conservation tool, instrumental inwards recording for posterity collections of plants inside a chosen garden.’What's interesting almost having a Florilegium Society associated alongside this detail Garden is that its history together with plants are also associated alongside the groovy tradition of the Herbal together with the usage of plants yesteryear Apothecaries - thence the fascinating explanations almost the origins together with uses of some of the plants (which I'd similar to consider correct side yesteryear side to the paintings!).
Note: You tin move read to a greater extent than almost notable Florilegia and Herbals inwards botanical fine art history on my website Botanical Art together with Artists. It also contains a page devoted to all Current Florilegium Projects.
Joining the Florilegium Society
The Society maintains a register of threescore members. It's a membership alongside a personal commitment. The expectation is that a fellow member volition make a minimum of 1 artwork a yr to add together to the Archive. That said it's understood that sometimes people volition receive got problems alongside disease or other commitments which brand submission real difficult. However if a fellow member fails to submit at to the lowest degree 1 function inwards 3 years they're invited to consider whether they receive got the fourth dimension together with the capacity to brand the necessary commitment. People do acquire out so it's ever worthwhile enquiring whether there's a vacancy or a waiting listing to join.
The artists receive got the do goodness of the back upwards from the Head Gardener together with the gardening squad when it comes to developing novel artwork. All the flora cloth which is portrayed inwards artwork has been grown inwards the garden. Sometimes herbarium specimens are prepared to assist furnish the cloth required.
To discovery out to a greater extent than almost how to move a Painting Member or an Associate Member you lot should contact Dugald Graham-Campbell, Chairman of the Chelsea Physic Garden Florilegium Society. His e-mail is on the Florilegium page of the Garden's website (down the bottom).
Selection of function for the Archive
The function submitted yesteryear artists for inclusion inwards the archive is vetted yesteryear an independent panel which includes 2 botanists from Kew. The thought is to ensure that the paintings run into requirements every bit to an accurate representation of a plant. There's no requirement to arrive 'strictly botanical' (as per strict botanical illustrations) withal they must comprise no mistakes or confusion every bit to what has been included or excluded.
The members receive got a lot to pick out from. There are some 5,000 unlike types of plants inwards the garden! To date, over the course of written report of the terminal twenty years, some 660 artworks receive got been developed together with selected for inclusion inwards the archive - of which some 145 are inwards monochrome.
All the function selected for the Archive is donated yesteryear the creative individual who does non acquire a payment. However the copyright is retained yesteryear the creative individual - alongside the agreement that it tin move live licenced yesteryear the Garden to generate funds to assist back upwards the Garden together with let it to move along to thrive.
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| Products available to buy from the shop. |
Past exhibitions
Unfortunately the Society does non exhibit every year. Maybe this volition modify every bit the archive grows? Past exhibitions yesteryear the Society are:
- 2013: Treasures from a Hidden Garden: Plant portraits yesteryear the Florilegium Society was shown inwards 2013 at the Garden (the link embedded inwards the championship is to my review of it) together with over again at 1 of the RHS Exhibitions
- 2008/9: Inner Beauty? Paintings of Medicinal Plants shown at Kew together with Brooklyn Botanic Garden
- 2005: Apothecaries’ Artists, Paintings of Plants Cultivated inwards the Physic Garden
The Chelsea Physic Garden
The Garden has existed inwards Chelsea since 1673 together with was originally an Apothecaries Garden. It's also Grade 1 Listed, the oldest botanic garden inwards London together with has the oldest stone garden inwards Europe which enjoys Grade II listed status!
Over fourth dimension it also after became 1 of the most of import centres of phytology together with flora substitution inwards the world.
Originally it focused on the sorts of plants associated alongside medicinal remedies. Hans Sloane purchased the four acres together with leased it to the Society of Apothecaries for £5 a yr inwards perpetuity. The contract for the province also stipulated that if they wanted to give it upwards for whatever argue that it had to move along via other organisations. This has saved the garden from beingness sold or used for evolution on a position out of occasions. That said it's also had a troubled history at times together with had to live rescued start of all inwards 1899 yesteryear the City Parochial Foundation together with so over again inwards 1984 when a novel trust was laid upwards to human face after the garden. It was out of that novel start for the garden that the Florilegium Society was also started.
The electrical flow charitable aims of the Chelsea Physic Garden are
(1) the advancement of world pedagogy with detail reference to the advertisement of the sciences of botany, flora physiology, vegetable physiology together with pharmacology together with the conservation of plants together with their surroundings together with their related biochemistry; and
(2) the advertisement of research into all aspects of the sciences together with other matters referred to inwards the last-preceding sub-clause together with the publication of useful results of all such research.
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| Back wall walk inwards the Chelsea Physic Garden Glass House |
- maintaining documented flora collections inwards labelled together with interpreted displays inwards a historic botanic garden
- providing programmes of educational activities, publications together with events
- demonstrating the evolution of the scientific discipline together with do of horticulture, phytology together with related disciplines through the historical role of the garden
- promoting the importance of the conservation of plants together with the natural environment.
Besides the Order Beds, it also has glasshouses (to the left of the entrance) which concur a collection of tropical together with sub-tropical species - together with I myself sat together with drew plants inwards the Victorian Cool Fernery.
If you've never visited I tin move real much recommend a visit. Apart from anything else the store has an splendid alternative of books almost plants together with the cafe has some real splendid refreshments. You also can't quite believe you're close the centre of London!
Botanical artists should also depository fiscal establishment complaint that the garden is a brusque walk from the wonderful fine art store Green & Stone at 259 Kings Road, Chelsea - which is the exclusively fine art store I've known to live able to make proportional dividers when asked!
The garden is located at 66 Royal Hospital Road together with is opened upwards betwixt 1 Apr together with 61 Oct only unopen on Sabbatum together with Mon each calendar week between- except for Bank Holidays. The garden is opened upwards betwixt 11am together with 6pm alongside belatedly openings on Wednesdays. Admission for adults is £9.90.
See also my 2008 post almost A see to the Chelsea Physic Garden.
Note: You tin move read to a greater extent than almost Botanical Art together with Artists discovery out almost other botanical fine art exhibitions - around the globe - on my website http://www.botanicalartandartists.com
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