Nurturing Creativity.

We are 'the' platform for expression in the UK - openly encouraging and nurturing creativity through all aspects of art and photography. Prizes exceed £50,000

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Wonderful quote by Linda Barry

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“Art is to live in the world as in a huge museum of oddities.” - Giorgio de Chirico

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A Trabant by Marcus Lyon

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Oh how beautiful. Kate Moss as depicted by Rosie Emerson

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Fatal.

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It’s #FashionFriday - break out the white!

image: Andy Warhol, Self Portrait in Drag. Polaroid 1981

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The brilliant young artist Nathan Cash Davidson.

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1937

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Pasquale D’Silva.

Illustrations by Pasquale D’Silva:

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The genius of Irving Penn

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The 100th Annual Chelsea Flower Show

For more photos from the 100th RHS Chelsea Flower Show, be sure to check out the #chelseaflowershow hashtag and keep an eye on the RHS Chelsea Flower Show and Royal Hospital Chelsea location pages.

This week, the United Kingdom’s Royal Horticultural Society (RHS) holds the 100th annual Chelsea Flower Show—the most important flower show in the UK, if not the world. The event takes place at the Royal Hospital, Chelsea, where the show has been held for the past hundred years.

Over 550 exhibitors from around the world display their show gardens and choice florals for a chance at winning a coveted gold medal. The event draws crowds from across London, including a visit from the Royal Family on the show’s opening day.

This year, the Chelsea Flower Show also features a monumental orchid sculpture by British contemporary artist Marc Quinn. His work, The Rush of Nature, will be auctioned off during the festival to help the RHS meet its fundraising goal of £1 million to promote a passion for gardening and horticulture among youth.

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Aga Baranskas.

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The wonderful work of Barbara Rae RA. Her exhibition opens at the Adam Gallery next week.

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The trick to creativity, if there is a single useful thing to say about it, is to identify your own peculiar talent and then to settle down to work with it for a good long time.”

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"You must look within for value, but must look beyond for perspective." Denis Waitley

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Us!

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Robert Rauschenberg’s draft of a statement on photography