Anne ten Donkelaar: Flower Constructions
Netherlands-based artist Anne ten Donkelaar imagined “a big bang, a firework of flower seeds thrown into space . . . (where) nature seems to float” for her series of collaged Flower Constructions.
These are three-dimensional collages created from pressed flowers and cut out flower pictures. “Each element is meticulously placed on pins which create the depth,” she says. “Some of them are like a fantasy Herbaria, filled with dried flowers or branches, with irregular shapes and sophisticated twists and some refer to planets.”
She cuts paper flowers and plants from secondhand books. Once the right composition is found, they get stuck with ‘insect pins’. Also dried twigs are incorporated in the collages. It is up to the spectators to make up their own stories to accompany these contemporary herbaria – exhibition notes, Coda Museum, where ten Donkelaar is on display in Paper Art 2019
Anne ten Donkelaar’s website, here.
Her Instagram, here.
9 Comments
everlastllc
Beautiful flower designs.
Thanks for sharing beautiful artwork
ecopoet
Beautiful detail
J Walters
Yes, she’s meticuous, especially with the pins.
TheMysteriousBlogger
Superb work … ❤️ It…
Roy Lando
Lovely artworks. Love it.
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brilliantviewpoint
This is lovely. You find a lot of interesting artists. It’s inspiring, because it shows ALL of us that art can be almost anything meaning we can all create art in some way if we want to.
J Walters
You’re right about creating if we want to, so true.
Gitanjali
Waoo.. it’s looking nice and unique also. 👌
J Walters
So glad you enjoyed this artist!