Decoration for one evening. Refined and stylish art objects - a mix of jewelry and floristics

Passing the gallery

Leading headings: Dilara Muradova

A photo: Boris Bendikov

Magazine: N6 (62) 2002

The influence of the jewelry art - thin shiny wire and irregular shaped semiprecious stones - “invades” floristics, complementing and enriching its traditional methods. The authorship of this method belongs to Natalya Sudareva, who, in addition to the floral school, graduated from an art school in Mstera with a degree in handicraft embroidery. The floristic "component" of jewelry is based on the most ancient techniques (such as Roman) and the last floristic "designs" (layering and transformations). The works of florist designers Natalia Sudareva and Mila Kozhuhovskaya are examples of a very special kind of art. Refined and stylish, these art objects are equally relevant in the attire and interior ... They exist only one evening, but remember the story of Josephine, who conquered the heart of Napoleon in a dress of rose petals. Sometimes one evening is enough ...Floristic filling ceases to “read” literally, creating the illusion of the presence of other materials: fabrics, leather ... This is especially characteristic of jewelry made in the evening gamut. Florists used leaves with a complex texture, complementing them with the finesse of individual flowers and buds. The decorations are made in line with the fashionable floristic trends of the spring-summer season: layering and transformations. The influence of antiquity is felt in a strict "Roman" hryvnia, executed in a white-green gamut. Roman technique, imitating the principle of building luxurious laurel wreaths, gives the work a solemn and festive sound. The seeming simplicity of decoration is in fact the result of the florists' masterly skill ...