Art in Bloom Flowers 2011

Spring is here according to the calender.  Here in southern Wisconsin almost all snow melted in the last week, and today we had thunderstorms and lots of rain.  But probably the first large display of spring flowers I will get to see will be indoors, at the Milwaukee Art Museum's Art in Bloom Event, March 31 to April 3, 2011.

Flower Arrangement and inspiration, 2010

At the Art in Bloom event, sponsored by the Milwaukee Art Museum Garden Club, professional floral designers create a flower arrangement inspired by a work of art.  The arrangements are then displayed near the art work that inspired it.  In 2010, there were about artwork 40 'inspired' arrangements, an inspired vendor area, and arrangements from designers who gave lectures and demonstrations.  My photos in this post are from the 2010 event.

Floral Display from Art in Bloom, 2010

One thing I love about photography, (and the event), is that there are many different ways to view each arrangement, and the art that inspired it.   Up close, individual blooms have beautiful textures and colors.  Further away you see the arrangement and the shape.  Photographs of the backed off views of the arrangement paired with the art inspiration are perhaps the most challenging.

Tulip closeup

The mostly white floral arrangement shown in the two photos above could be smelled as you entered the room - fragrant lilies smelled great, the flowers glowed, and the all glass sculpture behind it glittered.  The flower arrangement was my viewers choice, for one of my favorite glass sculptures at the museum.

'Laid Table' glass sculpture by Beth Lipman

(Floral arrangement by Emily Neubauer of Belle Fiori, Ltd, inspired by Beth Lipmans 'Laid Table' glass sculpture)

I love getting up close to exotic blooms for photography, trying to find the best angles and lighting given the location.  Every year I vow to get better.

This year will be the fourth year the museum is holding the event, and every year my daughter has seen it with me.  She checks off the map to make sure we don't miss a spot. 

I will admit I try to pretty much photograph all of the arrangements. I think I photographed the arrangement below in more then seven different ways. (But NOT on the day that my daughter was with me ;) 

Click on the images to see them larger. 

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