Thursday, May 7, 2009

Orchid


Waiting for the big exhibition at the House of Juliet, let me show you the third sculpture by Marc Quinn. I became quite obsessed with these artworks, as you may have suspected by now.

This beautiful Orchid, installed in the courtyard at Castelvecchio Museum
looks like as if it had sprout from the green lawn in perfect simmetry with the mullioned window. Its bright, vibrant colours add a touch of life to the crude concrete of the Museum. 
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18 comments:

  1. VirginiaMay 7, 2009 at 1:05 AM

    THis is stunning! I am just sitting here taking it all in. You are right to be obsessed. What an accomplished sculptor he is.
    V

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  2. LowellMay 7, 2009 at 1:09 AM

    I was going to say, that's one heck of a big flower!

    It is colorful, for sure!

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  3. Rosaria WilliamsMay 7, 2009 at 3:17 AM

    Look at the perfect lady's slipper in that orchid!

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  4. UnknownMay 7, 2009 at 5:43 AM

    This sure is a nice statue ... and I confess; I was fooled for a second in believing it was a really big flower!

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  5. BergsonMay 7, 2009 at 6:30 AM

    A flower without maintenance

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  6. AmyMay 7, 2009 at 6:40 AM

    The placement in front of the two windows was very nicely done. It's gorgeous! I'm envisioning a bit smaller one as a fountain in my garden. :D

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  7. jooMay 7, 2009 at 7:57 AM

    At first I was sure it was 'real' flower, amazing!

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  8. CopenhagenMay 7, 2009 at 9:04 AM

    What a beautiful art piece...it looks so real.

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  9. Babzy.BMay 7, 2009 at 9:24 AM

    I love it ,the giant queen of the flowers !

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  10. Elisa StoccoMay 7, 2009 at 10:50 AM

    Carina questa orchidea! Belli i colori della foto!

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  11. lunarossaMay 7, 2009 at 11:17 AM

    Sicuramente questa e' la scultura preferita di quelle che hai mostrato. Mi piace soprattutto per i colori, visto che la maggior parte delle sculture sono generalmente monocromatiche e questa e' una novita'. Ciao. A.

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  12. B SQUAREDMay 7, 2009 at 2:42 PM

    Wonderful placement and a beautiful piece of art.

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  13. crocrodylMay 7, 2009 at 8:14 PM

    This is really giant orchid! Wow:)

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  14. amatamari©May 7, 2009 at 10:26 PM

    Beautiful, beautiful, beautiful!
    :-)
    Thanks

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  15. FioMay 8, 2009 at 8:32 AM

    Lovely!!!

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  16. Emma BondMay 8, 2009 at 7:18 PM

    Fab and weird all at the same time, very striking wonderful shot!

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  17. Ming the MercilessMay 8, 2009 at 10:45 PM

    This one (the orchid) is so different from his two other pieces that you have posted. This looks almost too classical to his usual contemporary work.

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  18. KittyMay 9, 2009 at 2:38 PM

    rather surreal photo. The colors of the flower are so intense, while the building is earthy.

    ah, you're lucky to be around the museum!

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