This year's Bouquet to Art by Yukiko emulates Steve Lucas's Tewa Hopi "Seed Jar" 1999.
Materials used include Love-in-a-mist, croton, billie ball, mums, straw flowers.
Displayed in de Young Gallery 3.
See Work in Progress image below to view details.
In Willard L. Metcalf's 1913 painting, The Winter's Festival, green and russet colors underlay the landscape.
In Yukiko's bouquet, budding pussy willows overlay blowing snow above the white blanket of lilies. Russets of cymbidium sprigs and pussy willow branches harmonize greens of calla lilies and kale leaves. 2009
Joshua Johnson, African American painter (1763-1824), portrait of Letitia Grace McCurdy.
Bouquet flowers include deep red leucadendron "safari sunset," shades of white, lisianthus, asiatic lily, others. Shape and colors in Yukiko's floral design reflect vibrant themes in Johnson's art. 2006
Bouquet to Art (BTA) Louis XIV Antechamber with gilt wood and mirror, European Decorative Art.
Installed by Yukiko at Palace of the Legion of Honor, San Francisco, 2005.
Yukiko exhibits her floral designs in SF Museums' Bouquets to Art (BTA), annually since 2002
Yukiko's installations appear here. Of course, covid interrupted last year's event, and the North Korean "wannacry" virus destroyed her digital files. We retrieved duplicates on the internet. Here they are.
Closer view of French Room floral arrangement.
Tap on images to see more detail.
Robert Henry (1865-1929) "Lady in Black with Spanish Scarf," 1910. The painter put it all in the scarf, bouquet's design follows his eye with white phalaenopsis, dramatic sweep.
Anthony Van Dyck "Marie-Claire de Croy with her son Phillip-Eugenie" 1634 -- flourishing bouquet simulates the artist's bold, richly coloured court portrait.
Envoi to Bouquets to Art 2002.
Porcelain Room, Palace of the Legion of Honor, San Francisco.
Bouquet installed on site.
Ikebana 2003
Bouquets to Art 2007.
Limestone stela with Ix Muhaianon from southern Mexico Guatemala region
Closer view of stela Bouquet, tap on image to see more detail.
Chihuly's Green Leaf Venetian (blown glass) de Young Museum. At left is Yukiko's Bouquet, 2017
Closer view of Yukiko's bouquet to Chihuly's Green Leaf Venetian.
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Chihuly's Ultramarine Stem Form with Orange (blown 1988). Foreground Bouquet to Art by Yukiko 2016.
Hapatong Delight installed at de Young Museum 2021--
