4 Artists Magazine April 2020
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[email protected]ArtistsNetworkARTISTS IN THE GARDEN
The18th-centuryEnglishmanWilliamKentis most
famousasa landscapearchitect,originatingwhat
becameknownastheEnglishLandscapeGardenstyle.
Theinnovativedesignerbeganhiscareer,however,as
a painter,servingasa courtartistbeforeventuring
intootherfields.Whenyouconsiderthatgoodgar-
dendesignreliesona skillfuluseofform,line,
texture,scaleandcolor,is it anywonderthatsomany
fineartistsdiscover—asKentdid—they’realsowell
adaptedtotheartofhorticulture?
Inthisissue,weexplorethegloriesofa garden,whichis,ofcourse,a
reliablesourceofseeminglyendlesspaintingsubjects—notonlyfortheland-
scapeartistbutalsoforthestilllifeartistwhodelightsinthefruitsofthe
garden.Clearly,theproliferationofvibrantcolor—whetherit beina formal
publicgardenora bloomingbackyardpatio—isa catalystfortheworkof
featuredartistsLouisTurpin(page46)andRachelCampbell(page56).But
thepotentialina gardengoesbeyondsubjectmatter,andwealsocelebrate
thegardenasa placeandgardeningasanactivity,bothofwhichcancultivate
creativity.ForrenownedartistDaleChihuly,botanicalsubjectsnotonly
inspiretheshape,colorandformsofhisartbutalsoprovideanenchanting
backdropforthedisplayofhisworld-famoussculptedglass(page8).On
page38,CynthiaCloseprovidesa historicaloverviewofartistswho’vefound
thedesignandtendingofa gardenrichlyrewarding—evenhealing.
It’sourhopethat,asyourevelinthearrivalofspringanda new
growingseason,you’llfindinthisissueofArtistsMagazinea deepwell
ofinspirationandideasthatleadtoflourishingcreativityandartistic
growth—maybeevenanexcusetogoplayinthedirt.ANNEHEVENER
Editor-in-ChiefWilliamKentbroughthisdesign
talentstoseveralfamousEnglish
estates.StoweLandscapeGardens,in
Buckinghamshire,forexample,features
a PalladianbridgeandGothictempleon
thegrounds(above),whichdrewonthe
artist’stalentsasbothanarchitectural
andlandscapedesigner.“All gardening is
landscape painting.”
—william kent
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