We were lucky enough to be invited to the vernissage of Fleurs de La Motte at La Motte Wine estate recently. Welcomed by duet of classical strings being strummed beneath the whispering oaks. Artists and hosts welcomed us into their slowly evolving show space.
Followed by the iconic afternoon tea crafted by Chef Michelle and her Pierneef a La Motte Team.
The Fleurs de La Motte Experience takes place on Tuesday mornings at 10:00 and costs R150 per person.
Fleurs de La Motte housed in the La Motte Museum is a celebration of the floral splendour of the estate, combining the indigenous beauty of fynbos against the slopes of the Wemmershoek mountains, photographic Provence-like lavender fields, disas, the estate’s classic rose garden and of course the coral abundance of the Hanneli Rupert roses welcoming visitors to the estate.
Fleurs de La Motte features vibrant and detailed paintings of the fynbos and flora on the La Motte estate by Paula van Coller-Louw and a life-sized sculpture, The Blushing Bride, to be completed over a four-month period in the La Motte Museum, by Toby Megaw.
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As an interactive and educational addition to the exhibition, Toby Megaw will be sculpting a life-sized version of The Blushing Bride in the La Motte Museum.
The sculpture will be casted in bronze and introduced to the La Motte gardens in the second half of the year.
Megaw was also the commissioned artist of the 4 m tall Wine Bearer sculpture welcoming visitors to La Motte and says, “I am interested in exploring the beauty of how our humanity expresses itself through form, stance and subtle gesture.
On another level, I am interested in exploring how shapes, volume and mass relate to each other and how lines flow through a piece.”
Fleurs de La Motte DETAILS:
- Fleurs de La Motte opened in the La Motte Museum on 1 February 2018 and will be on exhibition until 17 June.
- The museum is open from Tuesday to Sunday, 09:00 to 17:00 and entrance is complimentary.
- Those interested in the artistic process can join the Fleurs de La Motte Experience on Tuesday mornings.
- The experience consists of a guided tour of the exhibition and alternating on a weekly basis, a sculpting demonstration by Toby Megaw or a walk-about with artist Paula van Coller-Louw or Museum Curator, Eliz-Marié Schoonbee.
- The experience concludes with tea in the Pierneef à La Motte gardens.
The Fleurs de La Motte Experience takes place on Tuesday mornings at 10:00 and costs R150 per person.
Dates for Fleurs de La Motte Experience:
Walk-about with artist Paula van Coller-Louw:
27 February / 13 & 27 March / 10 & 24 April / 8 & 22 May / 5 June.
Sculpting demos with sculptor Toby Megaw:
20 February / 6 & 20 March / 3 & 17 April / 1, 15 & 20 May / 12 June.
Directions to LA MOTTE | Fleurs de La Motte Experience
Reservations are essential and can be made online at la-motte.com or T +27 (0) 21 876 8850, E museum@la-motte.co.za
