Flower power : the meaning of flowers in Asian art / Dany Chan.

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

Asian Art Museum of San Francisco, author.

Chan, Dany, author.

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Asian Art Museum of San Francisco.

Flowers in art--Exhibitions.

Flowers in art.

Art, Asian--Themes, motives--Exhibitions.

Art, Asian.

Flowers--Symbolic aspects--Asia--Exhibitions.

Flowers.

Asian Art Museum of San Francisco--Exhibitions.

Art, Asian--Themes, motives.

Flowers--Symbolic aspects.

Asia.

Genre:

Exhibition catalogs.

Physical Description:

xii, 112 pages : color illustrations ; 26 cm

Edition:

First edition.

Place of Publication:

San Francisco, CA : Asian Art Museum, [2017]

Summary:

"In 1967, the phrase "flower power" transformed the commonplace flower into a Buddhist-inspired symbol of peace. In honor of the fiftieth anniversary of San Francisco's Summer of Love, this book showcases the expressive powers of flowers in Asian arts and cultures. Beginning in ancient times, a language of flowers, where certain blooms suggest specific themes, was communicated in art throughout Asia. Here forty artworks, all drawn from the Asian Art Museum's renowned collection, focus on six celebrated flowers--lotus, plum blossom, cherry blossom, chrysanthemum, tulip, and rose--and the messages they convey"-- Provided by publisher.

Contents:

Transcendence: lotus

Transience: plum and cherry

Reflection: chrysanthemum

Sophistication: tulip and rose

Provocation: flowers in contemporary art.

Notes:

"Flower Power is organized by the Asian Art Museum. Exhibition dates: June 23-October 1, 2017."

Includes bibliographical references.

ISBN:

9780939117796

0939117797

OCLC:

956687843