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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Luis Barragán’s Universal Garden
Art & Design, GardensSally Wilson visits the garden of famed Mexican modernist architect Luis Barragán.
The Cool Conundrum
Art & DesignGarden designer Michael McCoy ponders the perils of designing a garden for himself.
Design is not the Answer
Art & DesignA musing on the limited (but important) role of design in the creation of a garden.
Studio Profile: Terremoto
Art & DesignAn interview with David Godshall, principal of Terremoto, a landscape architecture studio in California, USA.
Plant Geometry: A Design Study
Art & DesignA series of images exploring the transient nature of plants (and humans) through the momentary recording of plant geometry. Images and words by Karina Sharpe.
Alchemy & Lego: Connecting to the Unknown
Art & DesignPhillippa Carnemolla explores the interconnectedness between plant, animal and celestial worlds.
‘As if Dropped From Another Planet’
Art & DesignArtist Veronica O'Leary has been painting, drawing, observing and thinking about Banksias for many years. This is her story.
Imperfection is Perfection
Art & DesignA very beautiful photographic series of bounteous imperfection by Emma Bass.
Art Inspired By Plants
Art & DesignProfiles of five international artists inspired by plants to create great art.
Daniel Shipp: ‘Botanical Inquiry’ Series
Art & DesignA stunning series of images by Daniel Shipp. They'll make you look twice!
Koji Makino: Ficus
Art & DesignPhotographer Koji Makino gets up close and passionate with fig trees.
Art, Death & Secret Gardens
Art & Design, CultureA wonderful story by Josephine Pennicott exploring the relationship between creativity, loss, and the act of gardening in the lives of two women - Contemporary muse/artist Wendy Whiteley and novelist Frances Hodgson Burnett. A really beautiful read!
Carine Thevenau: Tin Can Apartment
Art & DesignA new photographic series by Sydney based photographer Carine Thévenau exploring the notion of a world where humans and nature exist in harmony.
An Artist, Florist and a Passion for Flowers
Art & DesignA botanically rich collaboration between artist Alesandro Ljubicic and florist Sean Cook, soon to be exhibited in Sydney.
Silk: It’s Just Leaves & Spit
Art & DesignIt’s steamy and lush. A big muddy river is coursing between verdant mountains and under thunderously grey…
Fabric, Figs & Memory
Art & DesignFicus macrophylla, better known as the Moreton Bay Fig, has become a muse and metaphor for my new…
Hannah Carrol Harris: Chlorophyta
Art & DesignHannah Carroll Harris is a Sydney based visual artist interested in creating unexpected encounters with nature. She does…
Brooke Holm: Up!
Art & DesignBrooke Holm has a penchant for aerial photography. One day, when feeling a little uninspired, she impulsively…