{"id":26339,"date":"2016-08-05T21:33:26","date_gmt":"2016-08-06T04:33:26","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.thejealouscurator.com\/blog\/?p=26339"},"modified":"2016-08-05T22:34:30","modified_gmt":"2016-08-06T05:34:30","slug":"painting-with-flowers","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.thejealouscurator.com\/blog\/2016\/08\/05\/painting-with-flowers\/","title":{"rendered":"&#8220;painting with flowers&#8221;"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><a href=\"http:\/\/www.rebeccalouiselaw.com\/\" target=\"_blank\"><img decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" class=\"alignnone size-full wp-image-26360\" src=\"http:\/\/www.thejealouscurator.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/08\/rebeccalouiselaw1.jpg\" alt=\"rebeccalouiselaw1\" width=\"584\" height=\"1104\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.thejealouscurator.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/08\/rebeccalouiselaw1.jpg 584w, https:\/\/www.thejealouscurator.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/08\/rebeccalouiselaw1-159x300.jpg 159w, https:\/\/www.thejealouscurator.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/08\/rebeccalouiselaw1-542x1024.jpg 542w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 584px) 100vw, 584px\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p><iframe loading=\"lazy\" style=\"border: none;\" src=\"\/\/html5-player.libsyn.com\/embed\/episode\/id\/4570723\/height\/26\/width\/584\/theme\/standard-mini\/autonext\/no\/thumbnail\/no\/autoplay\/no\/preload\/no\/no_addthis\/no\/direction\/backward\/no-cache\/true\/\" width=\"584\" height=\"26\" scrolling=\"no\" allowfullscreen=\"allowfullscreen\"><\/iframe><\/p>\n<p>Oh my WORD. I&#8217;m pinching myself over this episode. I absolutely love the work of London based installation artist\u00a0<a href=\"http:\/\/www.rebeccalouiselaw.com\/\" target=\"_blank\">Rebecca Louise Law<\/a>.\u00a0I\u2019ve written about her before, but I was so excited to finally talk to her in person. I wanted to find out where her story began, if she\u2019s afraid of heights, and why she\u2019s obsessed with hanging thousands of flowers from ceilings all over the world. Actually, I\u2019m kind of obsessed with her hanging thousands of flowers from ceilings all over the world too. You can listen under those flowers hanging in London&#8217;s &#8220;The Garden Museum&#8221;,\u00a0\u00a0or you can\u00a0<strong><a href=\"https:\/\/itunes.apple.com\/podcast\/jealous-curator-art-for-your\/id996338562\" target=\"_blank\">subscribe on iTunes<\/a><\/strong>.<\/p>\n<p>Let&#8217;s start with these beauties&#8230; they are the first installations of Rebecca&#8217;s that I ever saw <em>{aka when my obsession began}<\/em>:<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/www.thejealouscurator.com\/blog\/2016\/08\/05\/painting-with-flowers\/rebeccalouiselaw2\/\" rel=\"attachment wp-att-26361\"><img decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" class=\"alignnone size-full wp-image-26361\" src=\"http:\/\/www.thejealouscurator.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/08\/rebeccalouiselaw2.jpg\" alt=\"rebeccalouiselaw2\" width=\"584\" height=\"2256\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.thejealouscurator.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/08\/rebeccalouiselaw2.jpg 584w, https:\/\/www.thejealouscurator.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/08\/rebeccalouiselaw2-78x300.jpg 78w, https:\/\/www.thejealouscurator.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/08\/rebeccalouiselaw2-265x1024.jpg 265w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 584px) 100vw, 584px\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p>Right? Well things got a lot bigger from there. More wire, more height, and of course, MORE FLOWERS. Here are a few random shots of awesomeness, including Rebecca in action:<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/www.thejealouscurator.com\/blog\/2016\/08\/05\/painting-with-flowers\/rebeccalouiselaw3\/\" rel=\"attachment wp-att-26362\"><img decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" class=\"alignnone size-full wp-image-26362\" src=\"http:\/\/www.thejealouscurator.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/08\/rebeccalouiselaw3.jpg\" alt=\"rebeccalouiselaw3\" width=\"584\" height=\"3803\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.thejealouscurator.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/08\/rebeccalouiselaw3.jpg 584w, https:\/\/www.thejealouscurator.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/08\/rebeccalouiselaw3-46x300.jpg 46w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 584px) 100vw, 584px\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p>Can you even imagine standing under these suspended gardens? Can you imagine wiring and hanging all of these suspended gardens?!<\/p>\n<p>We didn&#8217;t actually talk about this installation, at Bikini Berlin, but I had to include it:<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/www.thejealouscurator.com\/blog\/2016\/08\/05\/painting-with-flowers\/rebeccalouiselaw4\/\" rel=\"attachment wp-att-26363\"><img decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" class=\"alignnone size-full wp-image-26363\" src=\"http:\/\/www.thejealouscurator.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/08\/rebeccalouiselaw4.jpg\" alt=\"rebeccalouiselaw4\" width=\"584\" height=\"2320\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.thejealouscurator.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/08\/rebeccalouiselaw4.jpg 584w, https:\/\/www.thejealouscurator.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/08\/rebeccalouiselaw4-258x1024.jpg 258w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 584px) 100vw, 584px\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p>Wow.\u00a0<em>{photos via\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/www.bikiniberlin.de\/\" target=\"_blank\">Bikini Berlin<\/a>}<\/em><\/p>\n<p>I&#8217;m pretty sure we touched on this installation for a few seconds, so I think that&#8217;s enough for me to include these gorgeous photos! The show\u00a0is\u00a0titled <a href=\"http:\/\/www.rebeccalouiselaw.com\/artworks\/the-beauty-of-decay\" target=\"_blank\"><em>&#8220;The Beauty of Decay&#8221;<\/em><\/a>\u00a0&#8230; it\u00a0just came down yesterday <em>{sorry!}<\/em> in San Francisco:<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/www.rebeccalouiselaw.com\/artworks\/the-beauty-of-decay\" target=\"_blank\"><img decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" class=\"alignnone size-full wp-image-26364\" src=\"http:\/\/www.thejealouscurator.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/08\/rebeccalouiselaw5.jpg\" alt=\"rebeccalouiselaw5\" width=\"584\" height=\"1476\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.thejealouscurator.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/08\/rebeccalouiselaw5.jpg 584w, https:\/\/www.thejealouscurator.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/08\/rebeccalouiselaw5-119x300.jpg 119w, https:\/\/www.thejealouscurator.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/08\/rebeccalouiselaw5-405x1024.jpg 405w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 584px) 100vw, 584px\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p>Oh, so dreamy. I love the photos of the work, but I have to say, I love the photos of Rebecca in action just as much. I&#8217;d be thrilled\u00a0to watch her install one of these stunning gardens someday.\u00a0<em>{photos via <a href=\"http:\/\/chandrangallery.com\/\" target=\"_blank\">Chandran Gallery<\/a>, San Francisco}<\/em><\/p>\n<p>Ok, <em>this<\/em> is the big beautiful crazy piece we talked about the most! <a href=\"http:\/\/www.rebeccalouiselaw.com\/artworks\/the-canopy-2\" target=\"_blank\">&#8220;The Canopy&#8221;<\/a>, a permanent installation in Melbourne&#8230; that used over 100,000 flowers!<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/www.rebeccalouiselaw.com\/artworks\/the-canopy-2\" target=\"_blank\"><img decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" class=\"alignnone size-full wp-image-26365\" src=\"http:\/\/www.thejealouscurator.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/08\/rebeccalouiselaw6.jpg\" alt=\"rebeccalouiselaw6\" width=\"584\" height=\"2461\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.thejealouscurator.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/08\/rebeccalouiselaw6.jpg 584w, https:\/\/www.thejealouscurator.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/08\/rebeccalouiselaw6-71x300.jpg 71w, https:\/\/www.thejealouscurator.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/08\/rebeccalouiselaw6-243x1024.jpg 243w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 584px) 100vw, 584px\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p>Yes! And also, NO&#8230; I could not get myself up that high, hence asking her about a possible fear of heights during the speed\/get to know you round! That&#8217;s also where I found out which flower she would use if she were only ever allowed to use one flower from now on. After careful thought, Rebecca chose&#8230;<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/www.thejealouscurator.com\/blog\/2016\/08\/05\/painting-with-flowers\/rebeccalouiselaw7\/\" rel=\"attachment wp-att-26366\"><img decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" class=\"alignnone size-full wp-image-26366\" src=\"http:\/\/www.thejealouscurator.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/08\/rebeccalouiselaw7.jpg\" alt=\"rebeccalouiselaw7\" width=\"584\" height=\"394\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.thejealouscurator.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/08\/rebeccalouiselaw7.jpg 584w, https:\/\/www.thejealouscurator.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/08\/rebeccalouiselaw7-300x202.jpg 300w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 584px) 100vw, 584px\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p>Helichrysum aka straw flowers. Excellent choice. Oh, that was really, <em>really<\/em> fun&#8230; and mark my words, she is headed straight for the art history books! Thank you so much to Rebecca for fitting me into her insanely busy\u00a0\/\u00a0flower-filled schedule, thanks to <a href=\"https:\/\/www.saatchiart.com\/\" target=\"_blank\">Saatchi Art<\/a> for supporting this episode, a new thank you to <a href=\"http:\/\/www.audible.com\/t1\/30trial_at?source_code=PDTGBPD060314004R\" target=\"_blank\">audible.com<\/a> for making my new book into an audio book \u2013 and for letting me NARRATE?! To preorder a copy of the audio book FOR FREE, along with a 30 day free trial at Audible, you can use my fancy link:<a href=\"http:\/\/www.audible.com\/t1\/30trial_at?source_code=PDTGBPD060314004R\" target=\"_blank\"> audibletrial.com\/JealousCurator<\/a><\/p>\n<p>And\u00a0you know what comes next\u00a0&#8230; a BIG thanks to you for listening. There will be more art for your ear next weekend.<\/p>\n<p><em>ps. Artists need to know math. Stay in school, kids! ; )<\/em><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Oh my WORD. 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