4 flower bouquets 4 strikingly different compositions

There are many style elements when talking about floral design: color palette, vessel type, seasonal, local, or foraged versus internationally sourced, and composition to name a few. Below I explore four different styles of bouquets all of which have a distinctly different approach to composition yet are equally striking. 

The overall composition of an arrangement I find relates the most strongly to elemental theory. Elemental theory, in short, is how everything is composed of varying levels of qualities. Is it ethereal or dense? Is there movement or is it stagnant? Is there a sense of dynamic tension or is it simply soft?

Ultimately this affects the energy and feel of a piece. If there is a sense of spaciousness, naturally and literally, there is more air and light present in the arrangement. The petals and leaves will have more room to move and breathe. So will the eyes. 

I find it fascinating because it’s these choices which culminate into what we associate as an aesthetic. These are the intentional choices of elements for the composition as they relate to tone, color, texture, weight, symmetry, asymmetry, spaciousness, etc. which are then perceived and experienced by the creator and viewer. 

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