Minimalist flower arranging can actually be this beautiful too
Flower arranging, also known as the art of flower arrangement, is the practice of placing flowers in containers such as vases, dishes and bowls, rather than planting them in these containers. The floral materials used, whether branches, flowers or leaves, are all without roots, being merely parts of the plant body, and they are not arranged randomly, but rather selected according to a certain concept and following certain creative principles, arranged into a beautiful form (shape), thereby expressing a theme and conveying a feeling and mood, so that viewers find it pleasing to the eye and gain spiritual beauty and pleasure.
"Minimalist" flower arranging can be this beautiful too!
Styles of flower arranging
1. Focal point style
The focal point is the most obvious and prominent point in the work, extremely eye-catching whether viewed from the front or the side, and is best achieved with materials of special shape, colour or larger blooms. If the flowers are small, then a larger quantity is needed to form a focal point, such as: Oriental lily, dwarf lily, amaryllis, bird of paradise, lobster claw heliconia, dream banana, moth orchid (Phalaenopsis) and so on, all of which can serve as focal point floral materials.
2. Grouping style
This technique is suitable for various flower shapes; simply group floral materials of the same type and colour family into groups (2 stems or more) and sections (one section may feature two or more different groups), but there must be distance between each group.
3. Flat-lay style
"Flat-lay" is just as the name suggests: what it presents is "flat", without any sense of height or layering, so it is one of the techniques for covering the foam at the base. To create variation, various different floral materials can be used, as long as it appears to be a flat plane.
4. Stair-step style
It resembles a staircase step by step; there is distance between each flower, though not necessarily equal distance, as long as there is a step-by-step feeling. Point-shaped floral materials are more suitable, such as: rose, carnation, chrysanthemum, anthurium, tulip.
5. Overlapping style
Any leaf or flower whose surface shape is flat can be expressed with this technique, such as: galaxy leaf, papaya leaf, staghorn fern leaf, hibiscus leaf, portulaca, sunflower, sliced corn and so on, all of which can be overlapped, with relatively small gaps between each piece.
6. Stacking style
The characteristic of stacking is an abundance of floral materials or colours, with a regular undulating shape like wave after wave of ocean surf. The flower stems are short, with no gaps between flowers, and point-shaped or block-shaped floral materials are preferable, such as: rose, carnation, statice, peacock flower, and even stones will do, suitable for expressing colour at the base.