Collections: Contemporary Art: Bouquet

16:35 01/22/2009

It's interesting to think about this object in relation to the <a href="http://www.brooklynmuseum.org/opencollection/exhibitions/3167/Petah_Coyne/">Petah Coyne exhibition that's up right now</a>. More in tune with what imagine a flower arrangement, less grotesque. Is there a connection of influence, or am just drawing random inferences?

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Bouquet

The New York artist JoAnne Carson’s Bouquet is a big, fantastic representation of a floral arrangement. Its stems are assembled from copper, fiberglass, and resin, bolted to a base of steel, while the individual flowers and leaves are made from thermoplastic, which becomes stiff when dry. Despite the rigidity of the materials, the overall effect is one of fragile beauty, heightened by the delicate turquoise and purple-blue color of the blooms. With its mixture of recognizable and imaginary flowers, this very decorative, oversize piece conveys a sense of otherworldly fantasy.


• Artist: JoAnne Carson, American, born 1953
• Medium: Thermaplastic, aqua resin, and watercolor
• Dates: 2001
• Dimensions: 105 x 84 in. (266.7 x 213.4 cm)
• Collections: Contemporary Art
• Museum Location: This item is not on view
• Accession Number: 2002.61
• Credit Line: Gift of the American Academy of Arts and Letters, New York; Sculpture Purchase Funds, 2002, Anonymous Donor
• Image: Overall, 2002.61_transp5887.jpg. Brooklyn Museum photograph
JoAnne Carson (American, born 1953). Bouquet, 2001. Thermaplastic, aqua resin, and watercolor, 105 x 84 in. (266.7 x 213.4 cm). Brooklyn Museum, Gift of the American Academy of Arts and Letters, New York; Sculpture Purchase Funds, 2002, Anonymous Donor, 2002.61 (Photo: Brooklyn Museum, 2002.61_transp5887.jpg)