Floral Design history
Ikebana
"living flowers" Japanese flower arranging
Egyptian Floral Design
Earliest known flower arranging; vases; used for burials/table decorations; symbolic/religious meaning,
Irrigation system
Egyptian
Classical period includes
Egyptian, Greek, Roman, Byzantine
usabata
Japanese flower vase
roman-"dies rosationis"
after a person dies the family ould gather at a rose bedecked grave and lay more roses in remembrance of that person
oriental
chinese influence; "Mother of gardening: for their love of natural beauty and deep appreciation for flowers and art; development of ceramics to the point of becoming an art form and more affordable by general populous
tai
earth
during the victorian era it was the firs ttime anyone tried to
establish official floristy rules
flemish periods
floral designs were tall and massive, using many flowers of an unretrained color palette; tendd to be oval and symmetrical; use of accesories; curved designs
oriental+european=
geometric (uniquely american style)
shin
heaven
tokonoma
japanese recessed space for artistic display
ancient romans floral design
kept the egyptian and greek customs; weaths, garlands, etc. with more use tof flowers; uvases were used
soe
man
european influence=
mass
kerman vase carpet
named after Kerman--a cityin south central Iran; damask rose is most popular motif in designs; no two are alike;known to be the best--wide rang of designs, broad palette, natural dyes and fibers
American floral design
originated with garden clubs
flemish/dutch
paintings depict the style of day Ambrosius Bosschaert and de Heem
moribana
piled up flowers; massive; use of rocks
victorian/romatic
posy holders; enhanced the use of personal flowers; modern day corsages, wedding bouquets,
the victorian era was named after
queen victoria
roman-"sub rosa"
roman custom of hanging a wreath of white roses from the ceiling, and all things said beneath the wreath was to be kept a secret
romans imported
roses from egypt to have a year round supply
preferred flowers for acient greeks
roses, hyacinths, honeysuckle ,violets, lilies, tulips, larkspur, marigolds
oriental influence=
simplicity and line
six principles of chinese painting Hsieh Ho
spirit resonance, bone method, correspondence to the object, stability to type, division and planning, transmission by copying
Rikkwa (rikka)
standing flowers; qst style of Ikebana; done by Buddhist priests; huge to be in scale with temple
persian influence
tapestry rugs; paper mache figurines and later vessels
____ ____ and ____ ____ became a necessity at social gatherings during the victorian era
tussie mussie, nosegay bouquets
characteristics of the victorian era
upper society usedf lower arragements to show off wealth at parties; overdone arragements; typicall round/oval; lots of foliage and flowers kept to a lower height; strong color contrasts; fruit added
Byzantine
use of elaborate containers, tree like compositions, espaliers, alice in wonderland type floral designs, flowers and fruit were used in garlands; gave us dome shape
Ancient greek floral design
used flowers and herbs; didn't use vases much; garlands, wreaths and cornucopias were used; olive branches were placed in terractota; toasssed petals onto floors and beds; laurel wreaths given for prizes
chinese mother of gardening characteristics
water, stones, plants, lotus pond, rock as sculture, pavilions, walls, winding paths
