Modern Ikebana: A New Wave in Floral Design Subject / Drawing the echo of violence

the echo of violence

They wrote a beautifully designed book

the texts collected in Double Displacement are essential reading for anyone interested in the last three decades of Australian art

and questions about the role and value of art in the past and today

It is rare

Modern Ikebana: A New Wave in Floral Design Subject / Drawing the echo of violenceIf you think of flower arranging as an occupation for florists in pursuit of the perfect dome, think again. Because there is a generation of radical new artists who are reinventing what it means to arrange flowers, many of them inspired by the Japanese art of ikebana. Since its origins in the 6th century, ikebana has been as much a philosophy as an art, with its roots in Zen Buddism and a reverence for nature. Over hundreds of years it has developed a