Botanical Art at the Meadows Museum, Part III

This blog is the third in the series about Botanical Art's floral creations for the opening of the Diego Rivera's Cubist Portraits at SMU's Meadows Museum.

In a bold move that honored Meadows Museum's traditional Founders room with a contemporary nod, Botanical Art maximized the impact of pure gold with striking simplicity.

Echoing the gold framed portraits of significant donors to the museum, Botanical Art created a gold leafed piece specifically for that room and the opening night of the show. Repeating the gold of the frames in the room, the design consisted of a series of gold leafed frames within frames, drawing the eye into the piece. At the center of the series of frames, a full blossomed red garnet dahlia nakedly faced it's viewers.

Held together with plexiglass dowels, Botanical Art's piece appeared at first to float in the room. Admirers curiously circled the work.

The exquisite beauty and simplicity of a single flower honored in the luxury of multiple golden frames created a dramatic moment at the Meadows, underscoring the mission of all art museums...a reverence for timeless beauty.

Thanks again to Dallas photographer Melody Hamilton for her commitment to this project and her interest in documenting the process of creating site specific floral designs.

Thank you to Marin Fiske of Meadows for her exceptional vision for floral and event decor on this special occasion and her encouragement to Botanical Art.