>>> "ART IN BLOOM" HAPPENS EVERY
OTHER YEAR AT THE MUSEUM, AND
IT'S BEEN GOING ON IN DIFFERENT
ITERATIONS SINCE 1996.
CELEBRATION, IN WHICH FLORAL
ARTISTS, ANOTHER FORM OF ART,
ARE INSPIRED BY WORKS IN THE
MUSEUM COLLECTION.
SO, THAT THE FLORAL DESIGN
INSTALLATION IS IN CONVERSATION
EITHER WITH THE BUILDING OR WITH
A WORK OF ART.
SO IT CELEBRATES TWO FORMS OF
ART TOGETHER.
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THERE ARE 40 DESIGNERS THIS
YEAR.
THE ARTISTS -- THEY'RE MOSTLY
LOCAL.
WHICH IS EXCITING 'CAUSE THEN
YOU CAN ENJOY THEIR FLORAL
DESIGNS OTHER TIMES OF YEAR.
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>> I HAVE THE PAPER DAISY FLOWER
BOUTIQUE THAT IS A FULL SERVICE
FLOWER SHOP IN THE SHORT NORTH.
I THINK THAT'S GOOD.
YEAH, MAYBE COME OUT LIKE TO ME
PUTTING ONE HERE AND ONE HERE.
AND THEN KIND OF COMING DOWN.
IT'S INSPIRED BY THE AMAZING
LICHTENSTEIN, THAT'S RIGHT
THERE.
THAT I'VE SEEN EVERY TIME I'VE
COME INTO THE MUSEUM.
I FEEL LIKE IT'S THE FIRST THING
I SEE WHEN I COME IN HERE, AND,
KIND OF, LIKE, SETS THE MOOD FOR
THIS WHOLE MODERN WING OF IT.
SO, I'VE ALWAYS LOVED THAT.
TO ME, IT WAS ALMOST LIKE THIS
SUN, KIND OF, RADIATING DOWN.
I FELT LIKE WE'RE COMING OUT OF
WHAT'S BEEN A PRETTY DARK
PERIOD.
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THEY DON'T HAVE A WATER SOURCE,
SO I HAD TO GO WITH SOME
HEARTIER VARIETIES FOR THIS PART
OF IT.
SO I HAVE SOME CARNATIONS, I
HAVE SOME MUMS, I HAVE SOME
BLUTCHED GREENS, I HAVE SOME
STATUS, SOME BILLY-BALLS, AND,
UM, A LOT OF THIS EQUISETUM.
SO IT WAS STUFF THAT WOULD BE A
LITTLE BIT MORE FORGIVING
WITHOUT A WATER SOURCE.
AND THEN WE HAVE SOME GERBER
DAISIES, AND SOME ROSES THAT
WILL HAVE THE WATER DOWN HERE.
BUT IT WAS REALLY MORE THE
COLORS, LIKE, THE POP ART, THE
HARSH HUES THAT IS KIND OF
DRIVING THE PIECE.
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>> IT'S REALLY A BIG RANGE.
THEY'RE REALLY BIG
INSTALLATIONS, AND THEN ARE
THEY'RE REALLY INTIMATE.
I THINK THERE'S A LIVING WALL
THIS YEAR.
♪♪
>> WE NEED CREATIVITY IN OUR
WORLD, MORE THAN EVER.
THE PANDEMIC HAS SHOWN US THAT.
WE REALLY NEED CREATIVITY TO
SOLVE THE PROBLEMS OF THE 21st
CENTURY.
♪♪
>> WE GOT TWO MORE, THREE MORE.
>> WELL, NO, WE GO 12.
>> CAN I GO ALL THE WAY UP TO
HERE?
>> GO ALL THE WAY UP, YEAH.
>> OH, OKAY.
>> YEAH.
>> SO YOU'RE GOING TO PUT MORE
ON HERE?
>> YEAH, I GOT FOUR MORE TO GO.
>> OKAY.
>> WE'RE A LANDSCAPE COMPANY.
SO WE'RE DOING A CONTAINER
GARDEN.
UM, SO WE WANTED TO USE LIVE
PLANTS, AND THEN ALSO SOMETHING
THAT WOULD BE RELEVANT FOR THE
WEATHER RIGHT NOW.
UM, BUT WE HAD SNOW YESTERDAY.
WE HAVE FREEZING TEMPERATURES
TODAY.
AND THEN 60 DEGREES, MAYBE, THIS
WEEKEND.
SO WE'RE JUST TRYING TO FIND
SOMETHING THAT WILL THRIVE IN
WHAT WEATHER WE'RE GOING TO HAVE
THIS WEEKEND FOR OHIO.
UM, AND USE, LIKE, REAL PLANT
MATERIAL YOU CAN USE IN YOUR
HOME GARDEN.
SO WE HAVE PANSIES, WE HAVE SOME
RED CABBAGE, UM, WE HAVE SOME
SOD SO IT LOOKS LIKE IT'S
GROWING.
UM, 'CAUSE OUR PIECE IS, UM,
BASED ON SOUND.
SO, OUR PIECE OF ART IS THE
STUDY OF STRINGS.
SO IT'S A PIECE THAT WAS PLAYED
AT A CONCENTRATION CAMP.
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ALL OF THE PEOPLE EXCEPT FOR THE
CONDUCTOR PASSED AWAY, AND THEY
RECREATE THE PIECE AND THEN THE
ARTIST THEN JUST EXTRACULATED
THOSE TWO PARTS TO SHOW HOW
EVERYONE ELSE WAS GONE.
WE'RE TRYING TO DO THE IDEA
OF -- YOU'RE COMING FROM
SOMETHING VERY FLOWEY AND
ORGANIC TO SOMETHING THAT'S VERY
JARRING AND STARK.
SO THIS IS KIND OF THE
ANTITHESIS OF THE PIECE.
WE'VE ENJOYED CONTAINER GARDENS
BECAUSE THEY'RE A FINITE SIZE,
YOU CAN SWAP THEM OUT, AND YOU
CAN ALSO EXPERIMENT WITH PLANTS.
IF IT DOESN'T WORK, YOU JUST
PULL THAT ONE PLANT OUT AND PUT
A DIFFERENT ONE IN.
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>> WE NOW KNOW A LOT ABOUT WHAT
BEAUTY DOES TO THE HUMAN SPIRIT,
AND TO WELLNESS, RESILIENCE.
ALL OF THAT IS CONNECTED TO THAT
AESTHETIC SENSE IN US.
BUT ALSO THE ART MUSEUM
CHALLENGES YOU.
SO COMING TO SEE ART THAT
CHALLENGES YOU.
IT MAKES YOU SEE THE WORLD
DIFFERENTLY.
IT MAKES YOU QUESTION AND THINK.
ALL OF THAT IS JUST AS
IMPORTANT, AND PEOPLE HAVE
MISSED IT.
PEOPLE ARE HUNGRY FOR ART, AND
THEY'RE HUNGRY FOR EACH OTHER --
TO BE TOGETHER WITH ART IS THE
BEST OF ALL.
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