New York Botanical Garden – Divine Miss M, Showcasing a Rose
The New York Botanical Garden will present 650 varieties of roses, including their new rose The Divine Miss M flowering for their Rose Garden Weekend June 1 & 2
Aphrodite
NGV Triennial – Artist Xu Zhen, Knocking Our Socks Off!
Eternity Buddah in Nirvana a sculptural work by Chinese artist Xu Zhen commissioned for the NGV Triennial promotes cross-cultural understanding and appreciation
Love Jewellery – Rome to Renaissance Pt 1
A belief gold and gemstones had an effect on the affairs of many has not been limited to any culture and tokens of human affection were jewelled objects of love
Enlightenment – On Beauty and Thought Provoking Works
In 18th century Europe aesthetics was a field of study . Beautiful works were seen as thought provoking, but clearly distinguished from those considered sublime
Sleeping Eros – An Ancient Sculpture Slumbering through Time
The Metropolitan Museum of Art, New York has on display an ancient bronze sculpture Sleeping Eros, one of the finest examples in the world in a class of its own
Mighty Aphrodite & Flowers
She clothed herself with garments which the Graces and Hours made for her and dyed in flowers of spring – such flowers as the Seasons wear – in crocus and hyacinth and flourishing violet and the rose’s lovely bloom, so sweet and delicious, and heavenly buds, the flowers of the…
St John’s Rose at Brisbane – Planted by an Optimist
The St John’s Rose was bred for the Cathedral gardens at St Johns’ Cathedral Brisbane to celebrate all those people who contributed to its completion in 2008
Beauty of Form
Aphrodite, Adonis, Apollo, Artemis…are about ennoblement of form in Ancient Greece. Its visual remains, its architecture, ceramics, and most especially the statues of male and female bodies are for many aesthetically beautiful. But how can so many things be beautiful in Ancient Greece when they are entirely dissimilar? Is beauty…