I know I’ve been featuring a lot of nature-inspired artists lately, but I have a wonderful case of spring fever, and I can’t seem to help myself.
In keeping with my accidental nature theme, I am thrilled to bring to you today Jason Gamrath‘s massive blown-glass-and-steel flowers. The amount of detail and the sheer mass of these pieces is really mind-blowing. Gamrath is inspired to recreate botanical forms on a grand scale to remind us to pay attention to the small beauties in our lives.
“The most beautiful, extravagant man-made object could never creatively equal the simplest and smallest naturally occurring life form. The purpose of creating this series on a macro scale is to bring to light the beauty that exists within the micro scale of nature.”
The Seattle-based artist’s work can be appreciated in person starting on May 6, 2017s at the Philipps Conservatory and Botanical Gardens in Pittsburgh, PA, at his exhibit SUPER. NATURAL.
All images property of Jason Gamrath.
April 17, 2017 at 6:11 am
that’s super!
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April 17, 2017 at 7:10 am
It really is!
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April 17, 2017 at 7:22 am
That Venus flytrap is amazing!
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April 17, 2017 at 7:46 am
It really is. So massive!
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April 17, 2017 at 8:55 am
Wow – they are stunning indeed!!!
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April 17, 2017 at 9:29 am
I’m glad you like them!
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April 17, 2017 at 12:42 pm
Those are great!!!
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April 17, 2017 at 12:52 pm
They really are. It would be so fun to see them in person!
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April 17, 2017 at 1:14 pm
yea you are right 🙂
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April 17, 2017 at 3:44 pm
I was already enjoying these pieces as beautiful glass sculptures and then I grasped the scale and was astounded. These are astounding. I especially like the blue pitcher plants (probably not botanically correct as a label) as they make me think of pretty triffids.
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April 17, 2017 at 4:06 pm
Those are my favorites, too. I feel like they’d be great hiding places…
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April 17, 2017 at 4:52 pm
Wow! Excellent work and detail!
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April 17, 2017 at 6:09 pm
It really is. Glad you like it!
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April 17, 2017 at 7:10 pm
I’ve added this as a new place to visit! Thanks for sharing!
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April 17, 2017 at 7:40 pm
I’d love to hear what you think if you manage to see them in person!
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April 18, 2017 at 4:22 am
Will let you know when I go! Just got perspective, I have an overwhelmingly long list of places I want to visit. This may take a while to get to 😉
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April 18, 2017 at 7:27 am
I know just what you mean. My list is about the size of those flowers!
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April 17, 2017 at 9:44 pm
Very lovely. I looked at the pictures before reading your post. I thought they were real flowers (except for the last one)
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April 17, 2017 at 9:56 pm
They’re slightly terrifying in scale, but I like to be scared…
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April 22, 2017 at 10:54 pm
nice post!
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April 22, 2017 at 10:59 pm
Thank you!
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