tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8864724893617956365.post3315203605166184550..comments2024-03-02T17:02:16.292-08:00Comments on ARAÑAZOS EN EL CIELO: OudolfMiguel Reciohttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11469611832237768911noreply@blogger.comBlogger4125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8864724893617956365.post-88766041777754790202018-02-05T04:42:36.347-08:002018-02-05T04:42:36.347-08:00Thank you very much Barbara. Your comment is very ...Thank you very much Barbara. Your comment is very kind. Greetings from Spain Miguel Reciohttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11469611832237768911noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8864724893617956365.post-13704740108632408222018-02-02T05:54:34.142-08:002018-02-02T05:54:34.142-08:00Miguel - I absolutely love your perspective here. ...Miguel - I absolutely love your perspective here. You yourself write with great honesty. I think you have so clearly articulated some of the essences that make Piet who he is. I just enjoyed reading this so much, and look forward to Part II. All the best, BarbaraBarbarahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07343507339464988471noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8864724893617956365.post-2215535512379042262018-02-01T08:50:23.771-08:002018-02-01T08:50:23.771-08:00Thank you very much, Tony. I totally agree with yo...Thank you very much, Tony. I totally agree with you. It is difficult to summarize in a single post all the thoughts I have about Piet's work. Your comments clarify aspects that I have not been able to explain.Miguel Reciohttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11469611832237768911noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8864724893617956365.post-83624507392107723562018-01-31T10:35:52.321-08:002018-01-31T10:35:52.321-08:00So much to try and explain, it's great to read...So much to try and explain, it's great to read your take on it.<br /><br />For me, the cornerstone of Piet's vision is a fundamentally different concept of beauty in planting design that informs every aspect of his thinking – both philosophically, artistically, and as a plantsman.<br /><br />I think that as students of this approach, the first and most important lesson is to learn to "see". For example, to see the beauty in death and decay (inspired by Henk Gerritsen). It is about plants, but also metaphorical.<br /><br />You're correct that he started out with a focus on aesthetics but that definitely changed as he evolved towards a balance of aesthetics and ecology. He created his plant palette with over 30 years of trial and error to select those that would best perform together in the public space. And he sees plants in terms of four dimensions, including time. <br /><br />He also explored far and wide to create that plant palette, especially at a formative stage traveling to nurseries in England and bringing plants back to Hummelo.<br /><br />His artistry in terms of planting design is drawn in part from close observation of how plants coexist as communities in the natural world. He has said as much. But it's also drawn from observations of art, culture, music and much more, that is essentially intangible. <br /><br />He views plants as tools of personal expression, with his plantings designed to evolve in time and space and participate in the life-flow and mysteries of nature.<br /><br />That's my take on it. My thinking refined by conversations with Piet himself.Tony Spencerhttp://www.thenewperennialist.comnoreply@blogger.com