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New Botanical Art
200+ Essential Works from Around the World
A vibrant anthology of contemporary botanical art, showcasing over forty artists through illustrations, paintings, and prints where nature meets artistic expression on an inspiring visual journey.
This beautiful anthology brings together the work of more than forty contemporary artists of different nationalities and generations, each offering a unique interpretation of the botanical world. Organized in chapters dedicated to individual artists, the book showcases a curated selection of illustrations, paintings, silkscreens, lithographs, and engravings. Each chapter includes a brief overview of the artist's career and practice, highlighting their stylistic approach, recurring themes, techniques, and influences. This diverse collection spans a wide range of styles - from detailed realism to expressive abstraction - reflecting the many ways plants, flowers, and botanical forms continue to inspire visual artists today. The result is a vibrant survey of contemporary botanical art, where scientific precision meets poetic imagination. Both a celebration of nature and a reflection on its enduring presence in contemporary art, this book offers an inspiring visual journey for illustrators, designers, art lovers, and anyone drawn to the beauty of the natural world.
This beautiful anthology brings together the work of more than forty contemporary artists of different nationalities and generations, each offering a unique interpretation of the botanical world. Organized in chapters dedicated to individual artists, the book showcases a curated selection of illustrations, paintings, silkscreens, lithographs, and engravings. Each chapter includes a brief overview of the artist's career and practice, highlighting their stylistic approach, recurring themes, techniques, and influences. This diverse collection spans a wide range of styles - from detailed realism to expressive abstraction - reflecting the many ways plants, flowers, and botanical forms continue to inspire visual artists today. The result is a vibrant survey of contemporary botanical art, where scientific precision meets poetic imagination. Both a celebration of nature and a reflection on its enduring presence in contemporary art, this book offers an inspiring visual journey for illustrators, designers, art lovers, and anyone drawn to the beauty of the natural world.
About the author
Ana de Izaguirre is an editor, writer, anthologist and linguist. After a career as a fiction and non-fiction editor, she specialised in illustrated books on art, design and visual culture. Thereafter, as a writer and anthologist, she has focused on painting, printmaking and drawing, particularly as practised in illustration. While developing her career in publishing, she has also engaged in applied linguistics and the study of languages.