November 5, 2012

Fan Palms

Op Art Palm, Photograph, Sarah Myers, S. Myers, plant, leaves, symmetry, pattern, design, art, Deco, abstract, bright, green, fan
Op Art Palm 18


Op Art Palm, Photograph, Sarah Myers, S. Myers, abstract, green, plant, deco, fan, leaves
Op Art Palm 6
   Fan palms are Art Deco of the plant-world: brash, vigorous, bright.  The strength of their effect comes largely from the size and rigid forms of the vivid leaves, and a slight anthropomorphic character from the way they stand with these leaves held like outspread hands.  Standing beneath several half-grown specimens, I photographed the intense sun through their geometric foliage and came the closest to producing Op Art I have (or ever will) come...
Op Art Palm "Stripe", Photograph, Sarah Myers, S. Myers, abstract, plant, foliage, pattern, green, bright, art, repeat, zig-zag
Op Art Palm Stripe
op art palm "Arch", Photograph, Sarah Myers, S. Myers, Ogee, plant, symmetry, green, pattern, fan
Op Art Palm Ogee

Op Art Palm, Photograph, Sarah Myers, plant, S. Myers, leaves, green, bright, abstract, sunlight
Op Art Palm 9

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