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Unless you're a keen horticulturalist, the title of this piece, "Bada Bing, Bada Boom," might seem like just a playful idiom from pop culture. However, the story behind the name is rooted in the very subjects on the canvas.
As I neared completion, the lush blossoms began to strongly resemble gardenias. I was committed to naming every piece in this still life series with a common idiom, so I started researching gardenia-related phrases. The most delightful discovery was that the perfect names were right there in the garden catalog: there are two distinct, popular varieties of gardenia that share the exact names of this painting's title—the 'Bada Bing' and the 'Bada Boom' gardenias. It was the perfect, serendipitous convergence of language, art, and nature.
Unless you're a keen horticulturalist, the title of this piece, "Bada Bing, Bada Boom," might seem like just a playful idiom from pop culture. However, the story behind the name is rooted in the very subjects on the canvas.
As I neared completion, the lush blossoms began to strongly resemble gardenias. I was committed to naming every piece in this still life series with a common idiom, so I started researching gardenia-related phrases. The most delightful discovery was that the perfect names were right there in the garden catalog: there are two distinct, popular varieties of gardenia that share the exact names of this painting's title—the 'Bada Bing' and the 'Bada Boom' gardenias. It was the perfect, serendipitous convergence of language, art, and nature.