{"id":1993245,"date":"2026-06-16T00:00:00","date_gmt":"2026-06-15T21:00:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/analyse.optim.biz\/?p=1993245"},"modified":"2026-06-16T00:00:00","modified_gmt":"2026-06-15T21:00:00","slug":"ant-hamlyn-taps-into-the-optimism-of-y2k-in-squished-floral-sculptures","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/analyse.optim.biz\/?p=1993245","title":{"rendered":"Ant Hamlyn Taps into the Optimism of Y2K in Squished Floral Sculptures"},"content":{"rendered":"<div class=\"entry-content prose-colossal max-w-none\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-group alignfull is-style-default entry-header is-vertical is-layout-flex wp-container-core-group-is-layout-fe9cc265 wp-block-group-is-layout-flex\">\n<figure class=\"colo-post-featured-image wp-block-post-featured-image\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"2000\" height=\"2155\" src=\"https:\/\/www.thisiscolossal.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/06\/hamlin-9.jpg\" class=\"attachment-post-thumbnail size-post-thumbnail wp-post-image\" alt=\"an artwork of cartoonish sculptural flowers made of poylurethane that are squished between two panels of Plexiglas\" style=\"object-fit:cover\"><figcaption class=\"wp-element-caption\">\u201cBouquet with Sunflowers\u201d (2026), hand-sewn metallic fabrics, polyurethane-coated fabric, upholstered architectural fiberboard, extruded acrylic, stainless steel fixings, 75 x 44 x 7 centimeters. All images courtesy of the artist and Better Go South, shared with permission<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<div class=\"wp-block-group post-title is-vertical is-layout-flex wp-container-core-group-is-layout-0bc941e6 wp-block-group-is-layout-flex\">\n<h1 class=\"alignfull wp-block-post-title\">Ant Hamlyn Taps into the Optimism of Y2K in Squished Floral Sculptures<\/h1>\n<div class=\"wp-block-group alignfull post-meta is-layout-flex wp-block-group-is-layout-flex\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-post-date\"><time datetime=\"2026-06-16T09:48:06-05:00\">June 16, 2026<\/time><\/div>\n<div class=\"taxonomy-category wp-block-post-terms\"><a class=\"category-art\" href=\"https:\/\/www.thisiscolossal.com\/category\/art\/\" rel=\"tag\">Art<\/a><\/div>\n<div class=\"wp-block-post-author-name\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.thisiscolossal.com\/author\/kmothes\/\" target=\"_self\" class=\"wp-block-post-author-name__link\">Kate Mothes<\/a><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"wp-block-group alignfull post-share-group is-layout-flow wp-block-group-is-layout-flow\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-group is-nowrap is-layout-flex wp-container-core-group-is-layout-6c531013 wp-block-group-is-layout-flex\">\n<ul class=\"wp-block-outermost-social-sharing has-visible-labels has-icon-color is-style-logos-only is-layout-flex wp-block-outermost-social-sharing-is-layout-flex\">\n<li style=\"color: #1c1e0d\" class=\"outermost-social-sharing-link outermost-social-sharing-link-facebook has-crow-color wp-block-outermost-social-sharing-link\">\n\t<a href=\"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/sharer\/sharer.php?u=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.thisiscolossal.com%2F2026%2F06%2Fant-hamlyn-soft-chrome-y2k-plastic-flowers-sculptures%2F&amp;title=Ant%20Hamlyn%20Taps%20into%20the%20Optimism%20of%20Y2K%20in%20Squished%20Floral%20Sculptures\" aria-label=\"Share\" rel=\"noopener nofollow\" target=\"_blank\" class=\"wp-block-outermost-social-sharing-link-anchor\"><br \/>\n\t\t\t\t<span class=\"wp-block-outermost-social-sharing-link-label \"><br \/>\n\t\t\tShare\t\t<\/span><br \/>\n\t<\/a>\n<\/li>\n<li style=\"color: #1c1e0d\" class=\"outermost-social-sharing-link outermost-social-sharing-link-mail has-crow-color wp-block-outermost-social-sharing-link\">\n\t<a href=\"https:\/\/www.thisiscolossal.com\/cdn-cgi\/l\/email-protection#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\" aria-label=\"Email\" class=\"wp-block-outermost-social-sharing-link-anchor\"><br \/>\n\t\t\t\t<span class=\"wp-block-outermost-social-sharing-link-label \"><br \/>\n\t\t\tEmail\t\t<\/span><br \/>\n\t<\/a>\n<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><button class=\"simplefavorite-button preset\" data-postid=\"475083\" data-siteid=\"1\" data-groupid=\"1\" data-favoritecount=\"0\"><i class=\"sf-icon-bookmark\"><\/i>Bookmark<\/button>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<p>Glossy, synthetic, and very compressed, <a href=\"https:\/\/www.anthamlyn.co.uk\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">Ant Hamlyn<\/a>\u2019s botanicals are unlike anything you\u2019d find in nature. He taps into the aesthetic of Y2K and the early 2000s, when early computer graphics, sci-fi, and teen punk melded into a kind of optimistic, tech-forward visual experience. Think early flip phones, polyurethane miniskirts, and <em>Now That\u2019s What I Call Music<\/em> on CD.<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/bettergosouth.com\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">Better Go South<\/a>, which presents the artist\u2019s current solo exhibition <em>Soft \/\/ Chrome<\/em>, describes the artist\u2019s approach as \u201ccelebrating our human capacity to find beauty and connection even within the most manufactured environments.\u201d<\/p>\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-full\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.thisiscolossal.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/06\/hamlin-4.jpg\" class=\"swipebox\" data-rel=\"lightbox-gallery-475083\" title=\"\u201cSoft \/\/ Chrome Pink Daisies\u201d (2026), hand-sewn metallic fabrics, fiber stuffing, polyurethane-coated fabric, upholstered architectural fiberboard, extruded acrylic, stainless steel fixings, 60 x 40 x 7 centimeters\" data-rl_title=\"\u201cSoft \/\/ Chrome Pink Daisies\u201d (2026), hand-sewn metallic fabrics, fiber stuffing, polyurethane-coated fabric, upholstered architectural fiberboard, extruded acrylic, stainless steel fixings, 60 x 40 x 7 centimeters\" data-rl_caption=\"\u201cSoft \/\/ Chrome Pink Daisies\u201d (2026), hand-sewn metallic fabrics, fiber stuffing, polyurethane-coated fabric, upholstered architectural fiberboard, extruded acrylic, stainless steel fixings, 60 x 40 x 7 centimeters\"><img decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" width=\"2000\" height=\"2148\" src=\"https:\/\/www.thisiscolossal.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/06\/hamlin-4.jpg\" alt=\"an artwork of cartoonish sculptural flowers made of poylurethane that are squished between two panels of Plexiglas\" class=\"wp-image-475088\"><\/a><figcaption class=\"wp-element-caption\">\u201cSoft \/\/ Chrome Pink Daisies\u201d (2026), hand-sewn metallic fabrics, fiber stuffing, polyurethane-coated fabric, upholstered architectural fiberboard, extruded acrylic, stainless steel fixings, 60 x 40 x 7 centimeters<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p>Hamlyn\u2019s playful, cartoonish works center around stuffed and squished <a href=\"https:\/\/www.thisiscolossal.com\/tags\/ant-hamlyn\">polyurethane flowers<\/a>, invoking a kind of \u201c<a href=\"https:\/\/eyeondesign.aiga.org\/the-futuristic-gleam-of-liquid-metal-is-everywhere-right-now-heres-why\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">liquid metal<\/a>\u201d redux that nods to our past optimism about technology while acknowledging the anxieties that have evolved and continue to grow in the post-digital age.<\/p>\n<p>See the works by appointment in Stuttgart, and check out more on the artist\u2019s <a href=\"https:\/\/www.instagram.com\/anthamlyn\/?hl=en\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">Instagram<\/a>.<\/p>\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-full\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.thisiscolossal.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/06\/hamlin-3.jpg\" class=\"swipebox\" data-rel=\"lightbox-gallery-475083\" title=\"\u201cSoft \/\/ Chrome Forget-Me-Nots\u201d (2026), hand-sewn metallic fabrics, fiber stuffing, polyurethane-coated fabric, upholstered architectural fiberboard, extruded acrylic, stainless steel fixings, 60 x 40 x 7 centimeters\" data-rl_title=\"\u201cSoft \/\/ Chrome Forget-Me-Nots\u201d (2026), hand-sewn metallic fabrics, fiber stuffing, polyurethane-coated fabric, upholstered architectural fiberboard, extruded acrylic, stainless steel fixings, 60 x 40 x 7 centimeters\" data-rl_caption=\"\u201cSoft \/\/ Chrome Forget-Me-Nots\u201d (2026), hand-sewn metallic fabrics, fiber stuffing, polyurethane-coated fabric, upholstered architectural fiberboard, extruded acrylic, stainless steel fixings, 60 x 40 x 7 centimeters\"><img decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" width=\"2000\" height=\"2268\" src=\"https:\/\/www.thisiscolossal.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/06\/hamlin-3.jpg\" alt=\"an artwork of cartoonish sculptural flowers made of poylurethane that are squished between two panels of Plexiglas\" class=\"wp-image-475087\"><\/a><figcaption class=\"wp-element-caption\">\u201cSoft \/\/ Chrome Forget-Me-Nots\u201d (2026), hand-sewn metallic fabrics, fiber stuffing, polyurethane-coated fabric, upholstered architectural fiberboard, extruded acrylic, stainless steel fixings, 60 x 40 x 7 centimeters<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-full\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.thisiscolossal.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/06\/hamlin-6.jpg\" class=\"swipebox\" data-rel=\"lightbox-gallery-475083\" title=\"\u201cSoft \/\/ Chrome Mushrooms\u201d (2026), hand-sewn metallic fabrics, fiber stuffing, polyurethane-coated fabric, upholstered architectural fiberboard, extruded acrylic, stainless steel fixings, 120 \u00d7 35 \u00d7 7 centimeters\" data-rl_title=\"\u201cSoft \/\/ Chrome Mushrooms\u201d (2026), hand-sewn metallic fabrics, fiber stuffing, polyurethane-coated fabric, upholstered architectural fiberboard, extruded acrylic, stainless steel fixings, 120 \u00d7 35 \u00d7 7 centimeters\" data-rl_caption=\"\u201cSoft \/\/ Chrome Mushrooms\u201d (2026), hand-sewn metallic fabrics, fiber stuffing, polyurethane-coated fabric, upholstered architectural fiberboard, extruded acrylic, stainless steel fixings, 120 \u00d7 35 \u00d7 7 centimeters\"><img decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" width=\"2000\" height=\"2856\" src=\"https:\/\/www.thisiscolossal.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/06\/hamlin-6.jpg\" alt=\"an artwork of cartoonish sculptural mushrooms made of poylurethane that are squished between two panels of Plexiglas\" class=\"wp-image-475090\"><\/a><figcaption class=\"wp-element-caption\">\u201cSoft \/\/ Chrome Mushrooms\u201d (2026), hand-sewn metallic fabrics, fiber stuffing, polyurethane-coated fabric, upholstered architectural fiberboard, extruded acrylic, stainless steel fixings, 120 \u00d7 35 \u00d7 7 centimeters<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-full\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.thisiscolossal.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/06\/hamlin-7.jpg\" class=\"swipebox\" data-rel=\"lightbox-gallery-475083\" title=\"Detail of \u201cSoft \/\/ Chrome Mushrooms\u201d\" data-rl_title=\"Detail of \u201cSoft \/\/ Chrome Mushrooms\u201d\" data-rl_caption=\"Detail of \u201cSoft \/\/ Chrome Mushrooms\u201d\"><img decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" width=\"2000\" height=\"2673\" src=\"https:\/\/www.thisiscolossal.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/06\/hamlin-7.jpg\" alt=\"a detail of an artwork of cartoonish sculptural mushrooms made of poylurethane that are squished between two panels of Plexiglas\" class=\"wp-image-475091\"><\/a><figcaption class=\"wp-element-caption\">Detail of \u201cSoft \/\/ Chrome Mushrooms\u201d<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-full\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.thisiscolossal.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/06\/hamlin-8.jpg\" class=\"swipebox\" data-rel=\"lightbox-gallery-475083\" title=\"\u201cRed Hot Pokers\u201d (2026), hand-sewn metallic fabrics, polyurethane-coated fabric, upholstered architectural fiberboard, extruded acrylic, stainless steel fixings, 60 x 40 x 7 centimeters\" data-rl_title=\"\u201cRed Hot Pokers\u201d (2026), hand-sewn metallic fabrics, polyurethane-coated fabric, upholstered architectural fiberboard, extruded acrylic, stainless steel fixings, 60 x 40 x 7 centimeters\" data-rl_caption=\"\u201cRed Hot Pokers\u201d (2026), hand-sewn metallic fabrics, polyurethane-coated fabric, upholstered architectural fiberboard, extruded acrylic, stainless steel fixings, 60 x 40 x 7 centimeters\"><img decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" width=\"2000\" height=\"2094\" src=\"https:\/\/www.thisiscolossal.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/06\/hamlin-8.jpg\" alt=\"an artwork of cartoonish sculptural flowers made of poylurethane that are squished between two panels of Plexiglas\" class=\"wp-image-475092\"><\/a><figcaption class=\"wp-element-caption\">\u201cRed Hot Pokers\u201d (2026), hand-sewn metallic fabrics, polyurethane-coated fabric, upholstered architectural fiberboard, extruded acrylic, stainless steel fixings, 60 x 40 x 7 centimeters<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-full\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.thisiscolossal.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/06\/hamlin-1.jpg\" class=\"swipebox\" data-rel=\"lightbox-gallery-475083\" title=\"\u201cSoft \/\/ Chrome Fly Traps\u201d (2026), hand-sewn metallic fabrics, fiber stuffing, polyurethane-coated fabric, upholstered architectural fiberboard, extruded acrylic, stainless steel fixings, 60 x 40 x 7 centimeters\" data-rl_title=\"\u201cSoft \/\/ Chrome Fly Traps\u201d (2026), hand-sewn metallic fabrics, fiber stuffing, polyurethane-coated fabric, upholstered architectural fiberboard, extruded acrylic, stainless steel fixings, 60 x 40 x 7 centimeters\" data-rl_caption=\"\u201cSoft \/\/ Chrome Fly Traps\u201d (2026), hand-sewn metallic fabrics, fiber stuffing, polyurethane-coated fabric, upholstered architectural fiberboard, extruded acrylic, stainless steel fixings, 60 x 40 x 7 centimeters\"><img decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" width=\"2000\" height=\"2445\" src=\"https:\/\/www.thisiscolossal.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/06\/hamlin-1.jpg\" alt=\"an artwork of cartoonish sculptural flowers made of poylurethane that are squished between two panels of Plexiglas\" class=\"wp-image-475085\"><\/a><figcaption class=\"wp-element-caption\">\u201cSoft \/\/ Chrome Fly Traps\u201d (2026), hand-sewn metallic fabrics, fiber stuffing, polyurethane-coated fabric, upholstered architectural fiberboard, extruded acrylic, stainless steel fixings, 60 x 40 x 7 centimeters<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-full\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.thisiscolossal.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/06\/hamlin-10.jpg\" class=\"swipebox\" data-rel=\"lightbox-gallery-475083\" title=\"\u201cDaisy Bouquet\u201d (2026), hand-sewn metallic fabrics, polyurethane-coated fabric, upholstered architectural fiberboard, extruded acrylic, stainless steel fixings, 75 x 44 x 7 centimeters\" data-rl_title=\"\u201cDaisy Bouquet\u201d (2026), hand-sewn metallic fabrics, polyurethane-coated fabric, upholstered architectural fiberboard, extruded acrylic, stainless steel fixings, 75 x 44 x 7 centimeters\" data-rl_caption=\"\u201cDaisy Bouquet\u201d (2026), hand-sewn metallic fabrics, polyurethane-coated fabric, upholstered architectural fiberboard, extruded acrylic, stainless steel fixings, 75 x 44 x 7 centimeters\"><img decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" width=\"2000\" height=\"2201\" src=\"https:\/\/www.thisiscolossal.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/06\/hamlin-10.jpg\" alt=\"an artwork of cartoonish sculptural flowers made of poylurethane that are squished between two panels of Plexiglas\" class=\"wp-image-475084\"><\/a><figcaption class=\"wp-element-caption\">\u201cDaisy Bouquet\u201d (2026), hand-sewn metallic fabrics, polyurethane-coated fabric, upholstered 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