Bloom: Art, Flowers and Emotion

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Artists have always been captivated by the colour, beauty and exoticism of flowers. Their fragility is a reminder to seize the day, whilst their rich sensory appeal jolts us into the present moment. In many cultures, they've become a fertile metaphor for life's milestones whether joyful or sad.

Bloom explores the way art, flowers and emotion entwine, featuring over one hundred works from artists including Tracey Emin, David Hockney, Winifred Nicholson and Andy Warhol. Taking you on a surprising journey through love, sex, death and everything in between -- Bloom shows that there's a lot more to flowers than simply looking pretty.

Author Bio

Rachel Giles is a writer, editor and lecturer on art, design and architecture. She has worked in-house for The National Gallery, Royal Museums Greenwich and Foster + Partners and freelance for Tate, V&A, Gagosian and many other museums, galleries and arts organisations. Her writing includes The Atlas of Brutalist Architecture which won the New York Times Best Art Book of 2019, and she is currently writing Living in Nature (publishing 2021). She is passionate about plants and flowers and their positive impact on peoples wellbeing, and has a cutting garden and allotment in London.