Bouquets to Art 2011

Mar 15, 2011 by Sara

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Last night, I was privy to attend the Opening Night Preview Party for this year’s Bouquets to Art at the deYoung Fine Arts Museum in San Francisco. My amazing mother-in-law, Susan, has been a long time member of the Fine Arts Museum Auxiliary, the group that sponsors and organizes the five-day fundraising event and I was really excited to attend.

The evening had a Spanish theme to it with Spanish music, décor, and tapas as the deYoung is getting ready to kick off its newest exhibition, Balenciaga and Spain, set to open on March 26th. The new exhibit will “examine the impact of Spain’s culture, history and art on one of its greatest artists, couturier Cristóbal Balenciaga” by showcasing some amazing outfits from the Balenciaga fashion vaults.  The best part is, if you are inspired by the designs, the House of Balenciaga today operates as part of the Gucci Group and you could pick up one of these lovelies online:

Bouquets to Art 2011 runs from March 15th through the 19th and features floral installations by the Bay Area’s prominent floral designers and garden clubs which are inspired by a piece from the deYoung’s permanent collection.  The arrangements range from abstract to literal translations of the masterpieces they pay homage to; each one truly unique and a piece of art in its own right.

If you have a chance, I highly recommend going this week to check it out. See here for extended hours and admission details.

If you can’t make it. Here are some pics I took from this year’s event:

 

 

 

 

If you go let me know what was your favorite, mine was the Edward Hopper piece (2nd to last photo).