LONDON, May 27, 2015 /PRNewswire/ --
RHS Chelsea Flower Show 2015
An "artwork in disguise" is how one person described the Pure
Land Foundation Garden designed by Fernando
Gonzalez which scooped a coveted Silver-Gilt medal at this
year's outstanding RHS Chelsea Flower Show.
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On receiving the award Gonzalez said, "I am very happy that the
RHS judges have recognised the work and dedication that went into
creating the Pure Land Foundation Garden. It has been a
labour of love and to obtain a silver-gilt medal is a testament to
the dedication of my team. I would also like to thank our
sponsor, Bruno Wang who, through the The Pure Land
Foundation made this garden possible."
"The garden was inspired by the dramatic
topography of the Chinese landscape with its great mountains and
river valleys and the sophisticated concept of nature found in
traditional gardens and scroll paintings where rocks and plantings
were intended to evoke a wild landscape. Traditional Chinese
gardens were places where art, nature and ideas were integrated
perfectly to create a harmonious natural setting for serene
contemplation and meditation. They became the focus of an
alternative lifestyle that celebrated tranquillity and a strong
belief in a sense of unity between nature and human culture.
The Pure Land Foundation Garden is a contemporary
interpretation of the flowing shapes found in such gardens and aims
to evoke a sense of wellbeing and positive energy by reconnecting
our spirituality with nature.
For Fernando the garden offers a new and highly visual way of
experiencing space by using free flowing lines and multiple
viewpoints to create a pictorial space where colour, texture and
spatial form blend rhythmically. The result he hopes is a scene of
untamed beauty, a small wilderness that ebbs and flows like an
ancient river.
Mr Bruno Wang, Founder of the
Pure Land Foundation was delighted with how the finished garden
looked, upon being told how the garden had been recieved by the RHS
judges Mr Wang said, "The Pure Land Foundation
Garden is an enchanting creation that combines traditional Chinese
gardens with state-of-the-art technology, materials and techniques.
This fusion of old and new was perfectly realised to create a space
of great harmony, peace and contemplation. I am
delighted that this extraordinary yet effortless
creation, the product of Fernando
Gonzalez's incredible vision and
skill, has been recognised by this
year's
judges"
The Pure Land Foundation
The Pure Land Foundation was established by Bruno Wang to realise his charitable objectives.
Bruno Wang is a London-based Chinese businessman,
philanthropist and cultural patron. Pure land in Buddhism is
the realm of higher consciousness, peace and harmony. The
Pure Land Foundation is not based in religion. It believes that art
and music can establish a bridge between the individual and the
harmony and higher order that exists in all forms of creation. The
Pure Land Foundation seeks, by supporting art, music and wellness,
to establish an interconnectedness that will enable people to find
a "Pure Land" in their own lives.