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Floralia: A Deep Dive into Flowers in Art, Symbolism, and Human Emotion

Explore a compelling exhibition showcasing diverse artistic expressions of floral imagery across centuries and media.

The Floralia exhibition, presented in two complementary parts, invites visitors to contemplate the rich iconography of flowers in visual art. This unique project celebrates nature's vital forces and the human desire for beauty, exploring floral imagery from descriptive naturalism to symbolic abstraction. Discover a wide range of artistic media, including painting, sculpture, and innovative design, highlighting works by Anna Zemánková and numerous contemporary artists.

About Floralia: In Sacrificio Florum / Embraced by Flowers & From Idyll to Hallucination at MuMo - Museum Montanelli in Prague

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Exhibition summary

The Floralia exhibition explores the multifaceted nature of flowers in art, from their symbolic meanings of hope and beauty to their representation of darker themes like desire and impermanence. It features a wide range of artistic media and approaches, showcasing both historical and contemporary works.

Curatorial context

The Floralia exhibition, presented in two parts as 'In Sacrificio Florum / Embraced by Flowers' at Museum Montanelli and 'From Idyll to Hallucination' at Artinbox Gallery, serves as an encouraging celebration of nature's vital forces and the human desire for beauty and renewal. Inspired by the motto 'life will win over death and light will win over darkness,' the project delves into the rich iconography of flowers in visual art across centuries. The exhibition highlights how flowers have been depicted from descriptive naturalism to symbolic abstraction, carrying a spectrum of meanings from hope and love to betrayal and impermanence. The selection of works emphasizes the imaginative principle of creation, showcasing a variety of artistic approaches and media, including drawing, painting, sculpture, experimental embroideries, collages, video art, and design objects like glass and jewelry. It features prominent artists such as Anna Zemánková, a significant figure in world art brut, alongside numerous contemporary Czech and foreign artists who use floral imagery to project hidden meanings and the inner feelings of 20th and 21st-century individuals, rather than for purely decorative purposes.

Admission and ticket notes

Museum Montanelli is open Wednesday to Sunday from 2 pm to 6 pm, with visits at other times available by prior telephone agreement. Further contact information is available via the provided link. Admission details are not specified beyond opening hours and contact method for special arrangements.

Floralia: In Sacrificio Florum / Embraced by Flowers & From Idyll to Hallucination key exhibition facts

Review exhibition status, schedule, venue context, and attribution details for Floralia: In Sacrificio Florum / Embraced by Flowers & From Idyll to Hallucination at MuMo - Museum Montanelli in Prague

Venue
MuMo - Museum Montanelli
Current status
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Exhibition schedule
From Apr 28, 2022
Artist line / attribution
The exhibition features a vast array of artists including Kateřina Adamová, Anonym, Barbora Balek, Christina Bardram, Erika Bornová, Veronika Bromová, Filip Černý, Salvador Dalí, Alén Diviš, Eva Fuka, Kurt Gebauer, Antonín Gribovský, Patrik Hábl, Alexandr Hackenschmied, Jolana Havelková, Jan Hísek, Veronika Holcová, Anežka Hošková, Petr Jedinák, Václav Jirásek, Jana Kasalová, Michaela Kukovičová, Krištof Kintera, Martin Kocourek, Alena Kotzmannová, Františka Kuchařová, Zlatka Lamrová, Helena Lukas, Cecílie Marková, Daniela Mikulášková, Jakub Nepraš, Petr Nikl, Martina Niubó Klouzová, Klára Ottová, Suzanne Pastor, František Jaroslav Pecka, Eugenio Percossi, Magdaléna Peševa, Daniel Pešta, Kateřina Piňosová, Ladislav Postupa, Pavel Pražák, Jaroslav Róna, Lucie Rónová, Jaroslav Rössler, Nadia Rovderová, Zuzana Růžičková, Dominika Slavická, František Skála, Dalibor Smutný, Josef Sudek, Jan Svoboda, Dagmar Šubrtová, Jan Švankmajer, Miro Švolík, Kai Teichert, Vladimír Véla, Zara Wildmoons, Stanislav Zámečník, Veronika Zapletalová, Anna Zemánková, and Peter Župník. Art glass, jewelry, and design are represented by Nastassia Alejnikava, Lenka Čermáková, Michaela Gorcová, Klára Horáčková, Anna Jožová, František Jungvirth, Vladimír Kopecký, Barbora Křivská, Hanuš Lamr, Petr Písařík, Anna Polanská, Isabela Sopková, Eva Růžičková, Sota Sakuma, and Lada Semecká. The exhibition is curated by Nadia Rovderová and Terezie Zemánková.
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