1. IMAGES OF
THE M&G GARDEN AT THE
CHELSEA FLOWER SHOW
gary marlowe IMAGES OUT OF THE ORDINARY MAY 2012

2. IMAGES OUT OF THE ORDINARY
ABOUT THESE IMAGES
FRANKLY I WAS SOMEWHAT UNDERWHELMED BY THE SHOW GARDENS AT THIS YEAR’S CHELSEA. THERE
SEEMED TO BE A LACK OF GENUINE INNOVATION COMPARED WITH WHAT I SAW IN 2011. THAT SAID, ANDY
STURGEON’S GARDEN FOR M&G STOOD OUT AS BEING THE MOST INTERESTING VISUALLY. INSPIRED BY THE
ARTS AND CRAFT MOVEMENT, THE FOCAL POINT OF THE GARDEN WAS A LARGE COPPER ‘ENERGY WAVE’
ARTWORK THAT SNAKED IN AND AROUND A POOL. BASED ON A JEWELLERY DESIGN, ITS CIRCULAR MOTIF
WAS MIRRORED IN THE STONEWORK WHICH FEATURED DALMATIAN-LIKE CARVED SPOTS AND IN THE LARGE
CLIPPED DOMES. MOST OF THE LUSH PLANTING WAS RESTRICTED TO VIBRANT GREEN FOLIAGE, WHICH
WORKED WELL AGAINST THE MATT GREY WALLS AND THE NATURAL STONE. ON PRESS DAY, WHEN I
PHOTOGRAPHED THE GARDEN, EVEN THOUGH THE WEATHER WAS DULL, IT LOOKED REALLY GOOD. IN BRIGHT
SUNLIGHT, I AM SURE IT WOULD HAVE BEEN EVEN BETTER! TO ME, IT WAS THE ONE SHOW GARDEN THAT
DESERVED AN AWARD, AND WHILST IT DID GET A GOLD, INEXPLICABLY, IT WASN’T GIVEN BEST IN SHOW.
WHAT I DO KNOW IS THAT IT WAS BY FAR THE MOST PHOTOGENIC GARDEN AT CHELSEA. BY THE WAY, NONE
OF THESE IMAGES WERE TAKEN ON THE GARDEN ITSELF. I HOPE YOU LIKE THEM!
INTELLECTUAL PROPERTY NOTICE
THE IMAGES CONTAINED IN THIS PRESENTATION WERE CREATED BY GARY MARLOWE AND, WHILST BEING
AVAILABLE FOR VIEWING ON SLIDESHARE, THEY REMAIN THE INTELLECTUAL PROPERTY OF GARY MARLOWE.
© GARY MARLOWE | 2012
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23. IMAGES OUT OF THE ORDINARY
ABOUT GARY MARLOWE
WITH A BACKGROUND IN MARKETING AND GRAPHIC DESIGN, GARY APPLIES HIS HIGHLY DISTINCTIVE VISUAL
STYLE TO CREATING IMAGES OUT OF THE ORDINARY ACROSS A DIVERSE ARRAY OF SUBJECT MATTER, FROM
ROCK MUSIC, FAST CARS AND FASHION TO FLOWERS, FOOD AND ANIMALS. WHATEVER THE SUBJECT, HIS
WORK IS INSTANTLY RECOGNISABLE, BOTH IN ITS COMPOSITION AND ESPECIALLY WITH ITS PLAYFULLY
ILLUSTRATIVE GRAPHIC STYLE. INVARIABLY, HE USES HIS IMAGES TO TELL STORIES AND IMAGINATIVELY
CAPTURE A ONE-OFF EXPERIENCE.
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