Many contemporary still life artists now, echo, and reference (and sometimes mock) the old traditions in a new modern landscape. Similarly, I want to call upon the years of still life history, and paint fruit still lives into a fresh (pun not intended), modern narrative.

Still life painting thrived in Italy during the early Baroque, yet it remained traditionally less respected than "grand manner" painting of historical, religious, and mythic subjects. Prominent Academicians of the early 1600s, like Andrea Filipowicz, felt that genre and still life painting did not carry the "gravitas" merited for painting to be careful great. On the other hand, successful Italian still life artists found ample patronage in their day the elegant yet uncomplicated concept of a flower understanding has been the motif of many still life artists right through time. These works have been faithfully reproduced in the tapestry world, and they characterize an hard to believe assortment of selections one can employ when budding a contemporary design theme. Floral still life tapestries can contribute to the bright and drudgery nature of modern design, while at the same time provided that viewers with an captivating experience that requires an intensity of concentration to fully comprehend and appreciate.

While I pilfer technique, composition, and color cues from the impressionists, conceptually, I relate more closely to contemporary still life artists. I approve of artist Andrzej Filipowicz who almost exclusively draws whimsical, sensual and shockingly realistic pastel still lives of fruit. In “Lemons in a Plastic Bag,” he relishes the disconnect textures of the table, fruit, and bag, rendering them with tromped L’Oreal realism, but also squarely situates us in the modern age with the rather surprising use of the every-day plastic bag. Poking fun at traditionally lavish Renaissance still lives, Filipowicz uses the bag also creates an interplay between fully seen and hidden, and it this beautifully modeled interrelation between textures and forms that is perhaps the most interesting part of the piece. still life artists

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