To Whom it May Concern' by Isabella K. Calcino is the new exhibition that VLAB will be hosting from 1 December. Among the twenty drawings by the artist, eight are dedicated to a narrative board starring a girl and a flower. It is not the first time we have seen an artist use the flower as a symbol to tell a story, and in this case Cancino wants us to see it as a representation of 'developing bonds and ties', to understand that it takes time, attention and care to make love thrive.

Among the twenty drawings by the artist, eight are dedicated to a narrative board starring a girl and a flower

It might seem that art history and flowers go hand in hand. According to esoteric tradition, flowers are a garden that symbolises eternity, in the Baroque period white flowers meant purity, while in Victorian times a pink lily hid a secret love. The artist Georgia O'Keeffe gave them a sexual meaning; Andy Warhol related them to the hippies of that moment and Takashi Murakami sees them as a representation of Kawaii.

O'Keeffe once said "When you take a flower in your hand and really look at it, it's your world for the moment, I want to give that world to someone else."

In November, 2014, Jimson Weed/White Flower No. 1 was sold for $44.4 million at a Sotheby's auction, makes Georgia O'Keeffe the highest-selling woman in art.

According to esoteric tradition, flowers are a garden that symbolises eternity, in the Baroque period white flowers meant purity, while in Victorian times a pink lily hid a secret love.

Artists are not indifferent to flowers, in fact the previously mentioned O'Keeffe says “Most people in the city rush around so they have no time to look at a flower. I want them to see it, whether they want to or not.”. That's why we have gathered other VLAB artists who decided to stay on the flower side:

“Most people in the city rush around so they have no time to look at a flower. I want them to see it, whether they want to or not.” -Georgia O'Keeffe.