During this year’s Frieze Art Fair, fashion photographer Nick Knight presented new works at the SHOWstudio gallery in Central London. On display: highlights from his Flora series, which were taken from over three years’ worth of Knight’s visits to London’s Natural History Museum and focus specifically the botanical specimens in the museum’s herbarium. Meanwhile, online art gallery and e-tailer Paddle8.com showcases a selection of Instagram photos Knight took while working on the project, which will make your sepia-toned Instagrammed lunch look even crappier in comparison. (While Knight’s Flora series are for sale at Paddle8, these Instagram shots are not.)
Knight also debuted pieces from his latest body of mixed-media work within the exhibition. These pieces — also blossom-themed — show ornate Renaissance-style compositions of bold floral arrangements, with their inks running and dripping as if the blooms are wilting just a little. See these exclusively in our slideshow showcasing the best of his exhibition, as well as a selection of Knight’s Flora and Instagram snaps.
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Nick Knight Pale Rose, 2012 Hand applied pigment inks and acrylic paint on polyester 62 x 40 inches Unique Photo: Courtesy of Nick Knight
Nick Knight Dog (Horizontal image), 2012 Hand applied pigment inks and acrylic paint on polyester 40 x 62 inches Unique Photo: Courtesy of Nick Knight
Nick Knight
Dog (Horizontal image),DETAIL 2012
Hand applied pigment inks and acrylic paint on polyester
40 x 62 inches
Unique
Photo: Courtesy of...Nick Knight
Dog (Horizontal image),DETAIL 2012
Hand applied pigment inks and acrylic paint on polyester
40 x 62 inches
Unique
Photo: Courtesy of Nick Knight
Nick Knight
Orange Vertical, 2012
Hand applied pigment inks and acrylic paint on polyester
62 x 40 inches
Unique
Photo: Courtesy of Nick Knight
Nick Knight
Orange Vertical, DETAIL 2012
Hand applied pigment inks and acrylic paint on polyester
62 x 40 inches
Unique
Photo: Courtesy of Nick ...Nick Knight
Orange Vertical, DETAIL 2012
Hand applied pigment inks and acrylic paint on polyester
62 x 40 inches
Unique
Photo: Courtesy of Nick Knight
Nick Knight Instagram 2012 on Paddle8 Photo: Courtesy of Nick Knight
Nick Knight Instagram 2012 on Paddle8 Photo: Courtesy of Nick Knight
Nick Knight Instagram 2012 on Paddle8 Photo: Courtesy of Nick Knight
Nick Knight Instagram 2012 on Paddle8 Photo: Courtesy of Nick Knight
Nick Knight Instagram 2012 on Paddle8 Photo: Courtesy of Nick Knight
Nick Knight Instagram 2012 on Paddle8 Photo: Courtesy of Nick Knight
Nick Knight Instagram 2012 on Paddle8 Photo: Courtesy of Nick Knight
Nick Knight Instagram 2012 on Paddle8 Photo: Courtesy of Nick Knight
Nick Knight Instagram 2012 on Paddle8 Photo: Courtesy of Nick Knight
Nick Knight Instagram 2012 on Paddle8 Photo: Courtesy of Nick Knight
Nick Knight
Flora Edition, 1997 - 2010
Hydrangea Macrophylla
Hand-coated pigment print
Photo: Courtesy of Nick Knight
Nick Knight
Flora Edition, 1997 - 2010
Nymphaea Norchali
Hand-coated pigment print
Photo: Courtesy of Nick Knight
Nick Knight
Flora Edition, 1997 - 2010
Passiflora Alato-caerulea
Hand-coated pigment print
Photo: Courtesy of Nick Knight
Nick Knight
Flora Edition, 1997 - 2010
Enteromorpha Intestinalis
Hand-coated pigment print
Photo: Courtesy of Nick Knight
Nick Knight
Flora Edition, 1997 - 2010
Batrachospermum Vagum
Hand-coated pigment print
Photo: Courtesy of Nick Knight
Nick Knight
Flora Edition, 1997 - 2010
Platanus Mexicana
Hand-coated pigment print
Photo: Courtesy of Nick Knight
Nick Knight
Flora Edition, 1997 - 2010
Warszewiczia Coccinea
Hand-coated pigment print
Photo: Courtesy of Nick Knight
Nick Knight
Flora Edition, 1997 - 2010
Teucrium Betonicum
Hand-coated pigment print
Photo: Courtesy of Nick Knight
Nick Knight
Flora Edition, 1997 - 2010
Postelia Palmaeformis
Hand-coated pigment print
Photo: Courtesy of Nick Knight
