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CalathidiumPaul Morrison
February 13 - March 18, 2009
Curated by Jodie Vicenta Jacobson
Calathidium consisted of ten mythical black and white screen prints created by Paul Morrison at Paragon Press, London.
'Calathidium' is a botanical term referring to flowerheads of which several different species are represented in this body of work. Whorled heads of chrysanthemums and concentric petals of gerberas and cornflowers are punctuated by thistles, lilies and cowslips in the compositions. The perspective is exaggerated by skewed pictorial viewpoints – time is conflated through the graphic nature of the work. Morrison’s whimsical imagery conjures medieval landscapes, illuminated manuscript pages, and folkloric incantations.
The exhibition evoked the history of horticulture’s relationship to visual art. The work traffics in modalities ranging from the Renaissance through Modernism, taking plants as a point of departure. In addition to manipulating the picture plane, Morrison also inverts the perceived hierarchy of the plant kingdom, celebrating plants that have previously been considered lowly. The thistle is king.
A portfolio of 10 screenprints:
All works 38½x28¾ inches
Courtesy Alison JAcques Gallery, London
