The abstract flowers of Denise Cummings
How remarkably similar are humans to flowers? Let's explore with the artist, curator, and product designer Denise Cummings.
Denise Cummings is an abstract collage artist currently working out of New York City. Her work comes from a passion for botanicals and organic forms. After obtaining professional horticultural certification in Florida, Cummings used her acquired knowledge to inspire her series, Designing Flowers. This series of abstract flowers explores how remarkably similar humans are to flowers.
Denise Cummings.
Flowers are naturally designed by nature with specific colors, textures, shapes and scents for particular pollinators. Humans incorporate dress, home decor, makeup, hairstyles, and social behaviors to specifically attract attention and ultimately find a partner; a pollinator. Cummings’ flowers are deconstructed by sculpting out shapes from magazines to then be reconstructed into abstract flowers. Cummings continues to draw comparisons and abstractions between humans and flora.
Denise has dedicated her life to creating beauty. The artist continues to show her work in galleries in New York City, Naples - Florida, Miami - Florida, London, Venice - Italy.
Denise had studied at:Sotheby's Institute of ArtMOMA PS1
Honolulu Museum of ArtFashion Institute of Technology
Exhibitions
2022
Art Loft Project- Chappaqua NY, Feb on going
2021
Foster Supply Hospitality , The Cabin Restaurant, 3-D permanent exterior monument, Dove The Sullivan Catskills Dove Trail© commemorates the anniversary of the 1969 Woodstock festival and celebrates its impact on our Sullivan Catskills. September
Art closet Chappaqua NY- Mother’s Day gallery show. May
Art closet “ ongoing May
Liberty Fine Furnishings, Art show, Dec- Feb. 2022
Art Expo NYC, Oct
Hurleyville, NY Historical Society Art, Dec
Delaware Arts Alliance under 6 gallery show., Dec
2020
W Hotel New York City, April through December 2019 thru to January- February 2020
Naples Art Association “ Artist & Chief Pairing” , The Venue, Artist presentation, lecture and exhibition. January 15
Women Provoke Evoke, Amsterdam Whitney, Feb, 2020
Four Women, Wall Works , Bronx, New York March 2020
Solo show with Artist demonstration , EMillions Art, Naples Florida March 20-27 Venice International Art Fair, Venice Italy July-August
Camden Gallery Group Show, London. England October 2020
ArtExpo New York, November 2020
Think Big 2, New York City, November 2020
2019
“La Dolce Vita- Spring” Soiree March 22 - May 01, 2019
W Hotel Downtown, New York City, April through December 2019
“Scene to Be Seen” wearable art fashion show, Naples, Florida Nov. 01, 2019 Fashioning Wearable Art Exhibition November 5- 26, 2019
NYSE Children With Disability Fund- Nov, 2019
Naples Art Association “ Artist & Chief Pairing” December 2019
“Think Big” June 2019 -One Art Space
Red Dot/ Scope Miami 2019 - A&E Fine Art Gallery December 2019 New York
Curator
“Blended” Amsterdam Whitney Gallery March 22 - May 01, 2019
“Bee.Be” Amsterdam Whitney Gallery, April - June 2019
2018
Art Expo 2018 New York City
WHotel Residences, Artist Exhibition Residence Lobby
Syntex Licensing Show, New York City
“Mom, you are remarkable as a flower.” World Trade Gallery solo show
“Color” Brooklyn Waterfront
Clio Art Fair
“Outside the Box” 3rd Ethos Gallery
World Trade Center Tower 2 mural, Lead Assistant Artist to main Artist John Carr (Mural is fronting Church Street between Dey Street & Vessey Street)
