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Key
Notes about Still Life Painting
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Traditionally,
still life is the drawing and painting of items such
as fruit, flowers and household objects, which are
usually arranged on a table top.
- Over
the centuries artists have chosen the subject of still
life for a variety of reasons.
- Willem
Kalf painted still lifes which reflected the lifestyle
and status of their owner.
- Harmen
Steenwyck illustrated items that communicated
a hidden message to the viewer.
- Chardin
showed us that there is great beauty in the humble
household objects that surround us.
- Henri
Matisse intensified our experience of fruit, flowers
and exotic artifacts with his expressive use of colour.
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Juan
Gris used still life to experiment with the way
we perceive objects in space and time.
- Still
life as a subject has provided a platform for artists
of different eras to explore their relationship with
the world of objects that surround us.
- As
our world evolves, new products and artifacts will
continue to suggest new avenues for the stylistic
development and reinvention of still life as a subject
in art.
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