A world tour of Pressed Flower Art Exhibition by Shanshan Shiao

"Wandering Comfortably in the Floriculture" -Fo Guang Yuan Art Gallery 1 1/9 _ 22/11/2009, 23, Sep., 2009

Shanshan Shiao is a Taiwanese press-flower artist. She likes flower and has learnt flower arrangement. She felt the life of plant is termporary and tried to explore the way of pressing flower after further researching. Her art works combine the varieties of her religion, culture background and her art aesthetics. It is amazing about her delicated art works with collaged effect by pressed flowers. I feel curious about the way for making such a stunning work with vivid color from pressed flowers. How come to keep the pressed flowers so colorful and long lasting? According to the guide in Fo Guang Yuan Art Gallery, the colors come from the natural color of plants without any artificial dying process. She is a Buddhist and her religious belief is oftern reflected in her works. They usually take the form of Buddhist scroll paintings and focus on images of Buddhas and Buddist saints, while her other works depict animals and insects.
Her art pieces depict lovely images of birds and animals in Chinese ink and washed painting.
The rich and vivid colors of her works show her delicacy, grace and even the spirit of peace. The flower show with the beauty to bring joy and happiness to those who see it.
Her works are narrative an sensational. It's worthwhile to view the exhibition again.