Ekphrastic Poetry
History: From the Greek Ekphrasis or ecphrasis is the graphic, often dramatic description of a visual work of art. More at Wikipedia.
Ekphrastic Poetry writing is a poet's response to the direct stimuli of a piece of art combined with the poet's own experience in the moment. The Ekphrastic poem can be a description of the artwork, a story that came into the poet's mind while looking at the art work, or a poem describing the scene or experience in which the art work is placed, or a combination of all of the above.
Extend your definition of art work to include:
Water fountains, architectural delights, and gardens ~ all creations of art.
A macaroni picture, a photograph, a Picasso ~ all creations of art.
Flower arranging, body art, a plate of food ~ all creations of art.
Getting the idea?
Maybe you have written Ekphrastic Poetry before and just did not know that there was a name for it. Now you do.
A website with a description and examples of Ekphrastic Poetry. Pudding House.
Note: The images on the Pudding House web site may not be visible. You can see the image for Rind here.
A few websites with photos that might get your ideas flowing. These photos could be used for your Ekphrastic Poem writing.
or you can find your own inspiration.
Have fun!