It's summer! The Curiosity
Cabinet has been on holiday but we thought we would send some exotic, faraway
inspiration your way. While we're currently enjoying sizzling beaches and
golden sands, we're still looking to the past for inspiration and the great
voyages of the Enlightenment came to mind. When exotic birds and unknown flora
& fauna were first discovered and documented by artists and explorers in
17th and 18th centuries, a lush language of printed imagery evolved. Our pick of antique natural history prints below,
are testament to the rich visual history that recorded and brought the natural
world to life in European homes hundreds of years ago.
Inspired by Art Nouveau design, the Parisian entomologist and designer Eugène
Séguy created lurid illustrations inspired by antique natural history
prints which were later transformed into textile designs. His
scientifically accurate drawings of butterflies and insects are
magnified into spectacular creations. While they represent the sublime
beauty of nature, they are rendered as such that they become abstract
patterns of bold colours and forms.
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