This lecture explains the language and influence of flowers as used by art and architecture through the ages across many cultures – from Islamic carpet design and Egyptian tomb paintings to the most incredible modern architecture.

From the humble forget-me-not to a bunch of red roses, flowers have been the language not just of love but of artists, architects and designers for generations. In this lively presentation we explore how their forms, associated myths and secret meanings have inspired everyone from the ancient Egyptians right through to today.  Who knows, perhaps we’ve been reading their messages wrong all along!

About the Lecturer

Brian Healey, has been a senior modern languages teacher in an independent grammar school for many years, and has also enjoyed a successful parallel career since the 1980s as a professional artist and interior designer. Since 2006 he has been regularly appointed to a number of prestigious ocean and river cruise lines, either as resident artist, guest lecturer on art history or as destination speaker for more than forty countries. Most recently this work has successfully extended to art guiding through important towns and museums in France, Belgium, Holland and Spain.