Botanical Art and Diego Rivera Opening at the Meadows Musuem

Botanical Art wowed the crowd at the opening of the Diego Rivera Cubist Show at SMU's Meadows Museum of Art last Friday with floral creations reflecting the spirit and strength of both the stunning architecture and interiors of the Meadows' venue, and Rivera's bold art work. Utilizing the dramatic space created in the museum by the stairwell, Botanical Art designed a floating floral wonder that kept guests intrigued where the flowers were coming from, while ascending and descending the stairs. In contrast to the world where so much is explained and made concrete by fact everyday, the mysterious quality of the floating flowers established a magical sense to the whole event.

Rich persimmon colored orchids mingled with vivid chartruse green lines of chrysanthemums and deep magenta dalias formed a focal point of color and a hint of darkness to come in the provocative Rivera works. Botanical Art's floral decor echoed both the playful and surreal aspects of the cubist show, a subliminal passageway introduction to this fascinating period and body of work by Diego Rivera.

Dallas photographer Melody Hamilton energetically threw herself into capturing the creative process, the museum interiors, and the event. She graciously shares her work with Botanical Art and the Meadows Museum for this blog.

In the next two blogs, we will describe the other rooms in the museum and the floral installations.