Art & Design
‘I don’t paint nature. I am nature.’ – Jackson Pollock
The natural world has inspired artists and designers since the beginning of time. Here we share the work of talented painters, landscape designers, architects, photographers, sculptors and more who design, make and create work inspired by plants and the natural world.
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Designer Profile: Peter Shaw
Art & Design, GardensA garden ramble with designer Peter Shaw on Victoria's Surf Coast.
Caroline Rothwell’s Infinite Herbarium
Art & DesignAn interview with Sydney based visual artist Caroline Rothwell about plants, art, and painting with carbon emissions.
Ecological Treasure Hunting with Artist Penny Sadubin
Art & Design, PeoplePenny Sadubin's art explores the complexity, importance and beauty of endangered ecological communities.
Designing Abundance with Claudia West
Art & Design, PeopleA conversation with trailblazing landscape architect and ecological design advocate, Claudia West
Falling Awake: Paintings by David Whitworth
Art & DesignAn interview with painter David Whitworth about art, landscape architecture and poetry.
Leaving no Trace: Design as Fertile Practice
Art & DesignWhat if objects were designed as gifts to the world? A provocative essay by the curators of Plant Fever exhibition.
Orchid House: Sex and Extinction on the Gold Coast
Art & Design"People seem happy to talk about extinction if it involves a pretty flower."
Work the Soul Must Have: On the Photographs of Johanna Tagada-Hoffbeck
Art & DesignTake a stroll through the garden with UK based artist Johanna Tagada-Hoffbeck.
Landscape as Protagonist: New Perspectives on Cities and Nature
Art & DesignAn essay by Stéph Donse exploring the complex relationship between cities and nature.
Light in the Dark: Photographer Jane Fulton Alt
Art & DesignA chat about landscape, creativity and light with Jane Fulton Alt
The Art of Refusal: Lucienne Rickard’s Extinction Studies
Art & Design, CultureAn extraordinary essay on extinction, art and erasure.
Reilluminate: The Garden at Night
Art & Design, GardensAn interview with Allison Watkins - photographer and night-time garden stalker.
Artist Profile: Sally Blake
Art & DesignSally Blake's art practice explores the complex space between humans and nature.
Ectopic Plants: Life in the Cracks
Art & DesignPhotographer Chloe Ferres finds hope, and life, in the cracks.
Interrogation and Regeneration with Artist Cara Johnson
Art & Design, PeopleArtist Cara Johnson's works interrogate ideas around land management practices and the human relationship with the natural world.
Nocturnal Medicine: Dancing in the Dark
Art & DesignAn interview with Michelle Shofet and Larissa Belcic of New York based design studio, Nocturnal Medicine
Sasha Duerr is a Natural Dyer, Artist & Alchemist
Art & Design, PeopleA chat with natural dyer extraordinaire, Sasha Duerr
Colleen Southwell’s Art Grows From the Garden
Art & Design"I am unashamedly hoping to create work that is beautiful, contemplative and uplifting. I want it to speak, but with an optimistic, inquisitive and gentle voice."