Cymbidium Exotica

Cymbidium Exotica. Part of the Iso Fine Art & Interiors collection having it's debut exhibition at the RSA in london on the 3-4th September 2009, and also exhibiting at the Windsor Contemporary Art Fair, ZOO London 2009

The delicate nature of this orchid stem belies it's true size; with the largest flower head spanning 50cm, the entire stem extends to 1.5 metres in length with a spread of over 1 metre. Each flower is illuminated with soft neon, fashioned to emulate the orchid's stamen and pistil. The central lip petals are cast in lead crystal with the subtle infusions of pink achieved using the pate de verre method. The copper stems and fine verdigris leaves suspend the spray from a patina copper bark which contains the neon transformers.
'Darwin loved orchids and used them to reinforce his theories on the diverse mechanisms of fertilisation.
'Cymbidium Exotica' is a pioneering Light Sculpture created by a team of artists and skilled craftsmen, from a union of twenty-first Century technology, early-twentieth Century lead-crystal casting, timeless fine metalwork and contemporary neon.
A true portrait of an orchid; the diverse use of media also represents the cross-pollination and evolution of art in its infinite forms.
'Darwin, was as far as I am concerned, one of the bravest and far-sighted men ever to have lived. I can only fantasise as to what he might have said of Cymbidium Exotica!'