Flowers Mutate into Peculiar Blossoms in 18th-Century-Style Paintings by Laurent Grasso — Colossal
5 (115) In stock
![](https://www.thisiscolossal.com/wp-content/uploads/2021/04/grasso-4-scaled.jpg)
In Laurent Grasso’s Future Herbarium, small bunches of flowers evolve into bizarre forms with doubled pistils and petals sprouting in thick layers and tufts. Painted in distemper or oil, the transformed blooms are depicted as typical studies of specimens common in the 18th century. The mutations bring together historical aesthetics and transformations from an imagined future, provoking “an impression of strangeness where beauty and anxiety are mixed,” the Paris-based artist says. More
![](https://publishing.cdlib.org/ucpressebooks/data/13030/6q/ft4f59n96q/figures/ft4f59n96q_00010.jpg)
Rome Before Avignon
![](https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg1kzvpM3arxR92lodipaOwuCj60Ps8CfCN5Xbul980PFSzNBJShw-qkNdZsRrnFTZoM64qXr2c8wqDAwXcdpJiN76uHpnGV1RxbQElMq9uN4_kgEJ4BS6jX2jCUmLmocX8aqFlJq74rioC2WVmhsm7I8p7WIef-WpNfS7DG-hlg-0GCbMDwJlz0zJJUFE/w1200-h630-p-k-no-nu/wonka_ver17.jpg)
Wonka is a trifle lacking in charm and pure imagination
![](https://artlectron.in-two.com/imageurl?width=320&id=72389661&url=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.thisiscolossal.com%2Fwp-content%2Fuploads%2F2023%2F10%2Fvelasquez-6.jpg)
Stream
![](https://images.e-flux-systems.com/Installation_view_of_Ho_Tzu_Nyen_s_Hotel_Aporia_2019_as_part_of_Ho_Tzu_Nyen_Time_the_Tiger_at_SAM_at_Tanjong_Pagar_Distripark._Image_courtesy_of_Singapore_Art_Museum_1_.jpg,1600)
Criticism - e-flux
![](https://image.isu.pub/231016102504-205abe762e7d8fb6911a3406e7e76fbd/jpg/page_1_thumb_large.jpg)
ArtReview Asia Winter 2016 by ArtReview - Issuu
![](http://www.diogenpro.com/uploads/4/6/8/8/4688084/2352791_orig.jpg)
Exhibition worldwide 2013 - DIOGEN pro kultura magazin za kulturu, umjetnost, nauku i obrazovanje DIOGEN pro culture magazine for culture, art, science and education
![](https://artlectron.in-two.com/imageurl?width=320&id=72389653&url=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.thisiscolossal.com%2Fwp-content%2Fuploads%2F2023%2F10%2Fibuku-1.jpg)
Stream
![](https://files.ocula.com/anzax/4b/4b480a63-ef18-436f-96c8-0ab0a4ab6352_200_266.jpg)
Laurent Grasso Artworks
![](https://artlectron.in-two.com/imageurl?width=320&id=72389473&url=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.thisiscolossal.com%2Fwp-content%2Fuploads%2F2023%2F09%2Fgato-5-scaled.jpg)
Stream
![](https://www.thisiscolossal.com/wp-content/uploads/2021/06/laskos-1.jpg)
oil painting Archives — Page 10 of 18 — Colossal
![](https://i.pinimg.com/originals/af/2a/17/af2a1737a1cb3dc80926adff71acd837.jpg)
Нет описания фото. Украшения, Фэнтези, Баба яга
![](https://s3.perrotin.com/details/photo/laurent_grasso-56396_131907.jpg?d=700xauto)
Future Herbarium
Peculiar Floral Pattern Sticker for Sale by PawsOfNoah
Close-up Peculiar Flower Little Garden Stock Photo 1504219673
Ask an Expert! Peculiar Herbaceous Spring Natives - Hoyt Arboretum
- 2 Minute Squat Hold – Peter Attia Longevity Strength Test for Over 40 Years Old
- BIBILILI Front Closure Bras For Seniors Snap Hides Back Fat Full
- Hanes Originals Women's Ribbed Seamless Contour Bra Mhb004 - Black
- Hey, L.A. & NY: We're Building Alo Sanctuaries!
- Agnieszka Longline Overbust Corset
- Sofia Vergara Viscose Flare Jeans for Women