The
first room of the Botanical Art & Photography Show at Saatchi
Gallery
For the past few years, I have visited the “RHS Botanical Art & Photograph Show”.
When I first went to the RHS show, the venue was in the RHS office & library building in Victoria. Recently (since the Covid Lock-down), the show has moved to the Saatchi Gallery in Chelsea. Previous to the move, the show use display all the participants work but since the move to the Saatchi Gallery the display is limited to award winning works. Perhaps, the quality of the show is better and it seems that more international artists are participating than before. Although, the award selection committee’s taste may not be the same as other people’s taste as, even technically insufficient, people find interesting art works or good ideas in the non awards winning group’s work. Many Japanese and Korean artists got awards this year. I particularly like the Norwegian artist work that is drawn on vellum.If you would like to know more about the RHS Botanical Art & Photography Show, visit the following site.
https://www.rhs.org.uk/shows-events/rhs-london-shows/rhs-botanical-art-and-photography-show
ここ数年「RHS (Royal Horticultural Society/英国園芸学会）の植物画と写真の展覧会」へ行っています。最初にRHSの展覧会に行った時、会場はビクトリアのRHSの本部と図書館のある建物でした。最近（コロナのロックダウン以降）展示はチェルシーにあるサーチ画廊に移りました。会場が移動する前は参加者全員の作品が展示されていましたが、サーチ画廊に移ってからは受賞者の作品のみに限った展示となりました。多分、展示の質は向上し、以前より参加者も国際的になったように思えます。とは言うのもの、賞を選ぶ委員の審美眼は必ずしも他の人達の好みと同じではありませんし、受賞以外の作品の中にはたとえ技術的に力量不足ではあったとしても興味深い作品や良い着想のものがありました。今年は、多くの日本や韓国の作家が賞をとっておられました。私はノルウェーの作家がヴェラムに描いた作品が良いと思いました。
RHSの展示会に関しての詳細は上記サイトでご覧いただけます。
The
signboard of the Botanical Art & Photography Show
One
of the Gold medalist work
“The Diversity of seaweed discovered in
the intertidal zone in Falmouth, Cornwall"
by Sarah Jane Humphrey
from UK
One
of the Gold medalist work
“Pomona: Fruit on a tree“
by Asuka
Hishiki from Japan
One
of the Gold medalist and Best Botanical art works
“Hoyas of
Indonesia”
by Eunike Nugroho from Indonesia
One
of the Gold medalist work
”Native Calanthe in Korea”
by Keahyung
Lee from Korea
One
of the Silver-gilt medalist work
“Foraging
plants in the Norwegian mountains: From bog to sand”
by
Gaynor Dickeson from Norway
One
of the Gold medalist work of photography
“Winter Sun”
by Vanda
Ralevska from UK