Floral installation inspiration: Rebecca Louise Law

Fine art meets floristry with these beautiful displays

Artist Rebecca Law’s latest work, Outside In, hangs ominously above the doorway of the Viacom building in Times Square, New York. Like a shower of cascading petals caught in freeze-frame, the suspended dried-flower garlands perfectly capture the ‘queen of installations’’ signature style.

Outside In
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Raised in the English countryside, Law has had a lifelong love of flowers – but she confesses the defining moment that shaped her career was when her dad hurried the family outside to have a look at a field of daisies:

“It was incredible, thousands of flowers as far as the eye could see, since then I’ve wondered how it would be possible to recreate that moment for others to enjoy,” she recalls on her website.

“The hated flower” installation, Coningsby Gallery, London

Inspired by this memory, Rebecca explored colour through fine art at Newcastle University, where she specialised in painting and printmaking. But with the limitations of two-dimensional art inhibiting her freedom, she soon began the transition into sculpture and installation.

Now, a respected contemporary British artist, known for her sculptural installations using natural materials, Law’s work can be seen at high-profile exhibitions all over the world.

The Yellow Flower, Japan

Incorporating 6,000 dried flowers across 14 different varieties, this stunning work in the Viacom building atrium epitomises Law’s incredible craftsmanship and attention to detail. Watch the video below to learn more about the 'Outside In' installation. 

Art At Viacom - Rebecca Louise Law from Viacom on Vimeo.

The Hated Flower, displayed at the Coningsby Gallery in London, is another beautiful example. Incorporating 10,000 carnations and chrysanthemums, Law cleverly demonstrates the true beauty of these often dismissed blooms.

Other celebrated and magnificent works include The Grecian Garden, exhibiting now (until summer 2015) in The Onassis Cultural Centre in Athens, Japan, a delicate display of yellow chrysanthemums, and Roses (2013), exhibited in The Garden Museum in London.

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