Richard Martin – Bloom

,,Bloom” is a celebration of flowers in fashion. A splendid array of flowers has always dwelled in the wardobe, confirming that human striving for magnificence is only the simulation of nature’s abundant beauty. To propose flowers on costume is, of course, to document only one of the countless floral manifestations of the Museum. Throughout the Metropolitan Museum Of Art, bowers and bouquets of flowers thrive in paintings, pop into sculptural form, lend enchantment to porcelain vases and stained glass, and enhance the lush environments of manuscripts and tapestries.

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,,Bloom” is a joyous garden of nature’s abundance and fashion’s imagination. The lilies of Annunciations (including the Metropolitan’s ,,Mérode Altarpiece”), the sprigged gown of Flora in Botticelli’s ,,Primavera”, and a succesion of fashion designers’ creations and beautiful women of art throughout history have announced spring’s coming with flowers, symbol of beauty and nature, replete with the promise of nature’s everlasting reneval.   źródło opisu: wstęp źródło okładki: zdjęcie autorskie