Flower Systems

April 24 - May 17, 2025



installation view - back gallery



installation view - back gallery



installation view - back gallery

 


installation view - back gallery



installation view - back gallery



installation view - back gallery

 


installation view - back gallery

Sculpture at the wall – rondels of rusted cast iron spaced, tilted and lain flat atop stainless steel – that is Flower Systems, new works by Anton Parsons at Jonathan Smart Gallery until Saturday, May 17th. These are weighty forms, their sense of mass accentuated by side-views of angled and delicately poised planes of metal. The rust is varied in its patina – light and powdery-looking at times, dense and dark at other moments. It seems that the iron “petals” float and move within the stasis. The feeling is hushed, rich and contemplative, like a suite of rose windows in a wood darkened church interior. Which is pretty curious for this modernist man of metal.
Thanks for the mahi, Anton! 
JS


Selected works

Culture Starter  

 

Pentecost  

 

Flower Systems  

 

Plateau  

 

Outlier  

 

Co-dependence  

 

Cast Iron Panot  

 

Maryflower  

 

Hybrid Tea  

 

Meadowbank  



Installing...
Jonathan and Anton discussing the installation of his works


Hanging the work Culture Starter ...

 

 

Details of works