Stilllife - Blog Posts
He estado un poco ausente estos días ya que estuve trabajando en una pintura que tenía muchas ganas de hacer desde hace mucho. La idea fue pintar un ramo entero con sólo dos flores retratadas una vez en diferentes días durante todo su ciclo de vida. Desde que eran botones hasta que se marchitarán. Un retrato de vida y muerte. Aquí parte del proceso. . . . #watercolorart #contemporarywatercolour #Acuarela #aquarelle #artcurator #flowers #stilllife #jar #transparency #lilis #PAINting #cottonpaper #lifeanddeath #process #artstagram #contemporarypainter #isaaccruz (en Mexico City, Mexico)
Quarantine art class. #art #artistsoninstagram #artist #drawing #sketch #stilllife #charcoaldrawing #charcoal #charcoalart #quarantine #quarantinelife #college https://www.instagram.com/p/B-fcRGtJ1OF/?igshid=6mic4zs1jvxz
more practice, not origional #stilllife #earlyamerican #childrensbook #illustration #watercolor
How have contemporary values and media impacted upon the 16th century genre of Still Life?
Still life has changed dramatically throughout the ages but it is still popular today even if we might not realise it. Ranking the lowest in importance in the hierarchy of genres, established by the French Royal Academy, the still life was seen to require less skill than portrait paintings and historical paintings. However despite the perception that still life paintings were easier to paint, they explored dark and morbid themes usually to convey the message ‘memento mori’, ‘remember you will die’ and ‘vanitas’ ,originating from the word ‘vanity’, which would remind the viewer of their mortality and of the worthlessness of worldly pleasures . This was done by using skulls in compositions and candles that had just been blown out with the last wisp of smoke visible, symbolising death blatantly. On the other hand, some messages were more hidden in the paintings. Many pieces reflected death and human nature in a very subtle way. This can be seen in Jan Davidsz. de Heem: Still-Life with Lobster and Nautilus Cup. The tipping cup could show the fragility and instability of humanity. The lobster is seen at the bottom of the composition and was regarded as something exquisite and expensive, only intended as banquet food. The lobster is inedible and ugly when alive and in the ocean but when dead, it possesses its delicious and beautiful qualities and is seen as something expensive and intended for the upper-classes. Maybe Jan Davidsz intended this to also reflect humanity and death.
The golden age of still life painting took place in the 17th century but throughout the 18th century and 19th century it became slightly less popular. In the Victorian era, still life compositions included every-day house-hold objects. However flower paintings gained a lot of popularity in the 1800’s, painters like Manet, in his painting ‘Bouquet of flowers’ (1882) and Van Gough in his ‘Still Life with Irises’ (1890) made their canvases bloom with their lively and vibrant colours with the intentions to make the paintings aesthetic and pleasant to the eye with harmonious colours. In the 19th century, the still life was adopted by Pablo Picasso and painted in his cubist style which was full of colour in contrast with the very first still life paintings which were full of shadows and chiaroscuro.
Nowadays, still lifes are created in a much different way influenced by new media. Instead of using the traditional oil paint and canvas, photography is used to capture aesthetic and ornamental scenes. These photographs are usually shared on social media instead of being sold or exhibited in a gallery. The purpose is solely to look pleasing to the eye or are created to show the life of the photographer of the arrangement. They often exhibit lavish food and drink that looks impressive or books and items related to the photographer. The still lifes are carefully arranged to look as perfect and possible. Although these photos with a pleasant colour palette do not have hidden messages of death and mortality, they reflect society and its quest for perfection in the modern age where you are what you post.
References :
https://www.britannica.com/art/still-life-painting#:~:text=The%20painting%20generally%20considered%20to,Lowlands%20during%20the%2017th%20century.
http://www.vam.ac.uk/content/articles/b/british-watercolours-still-life-flower-painting/
https://www.romepix.com/blog/the-dutch-golden-age-in-art-pieter-claesz
https://fashionhedge.com/2017/06/19/net-bag-trend/
https://www.tate.org.uk/art/art-terms/v/vanitas
Flawed picturesque. Picturesque, but partly. Or, just a thought, it could be 'still life', 'stilleben', out of order. Literally, not keeping still but moving. Not much, only causing some unwanted reflection. A tiny streak in a corner. If it wasn't too obvious, too easy, it would be a symbol. A picture of the never quite perfect life. But that is way too simple. We believe in picturesque moments. Life rolling over, playing dead. Holding its breath. Yes! That posture. Don't move! Don't blink! Don't twitch! Don't flinch! Look alive! Come on, make at least an effort… No! Catch that life before it moves. Kill if you have to. And get the picturesque before it goes into decay. Being rotten might be living. But the flaws could smell rather bad. In time, it'll all dissolve. Maybe picturesque? #mantelmomento #danielmantel #udenfilter #picturesque #flawed #tooeasy #playingdead #stilllife #symbolic #decaying #being #aliveorjustbreathing #circleoflife #thisisjuststupidnonsensecausedbylackofpropermobilecamandtheresultofthat (Usual one-off hashtag...) (her: Picturesque)
You've been adventuring for a while. take a rest, you've been the hero long enough today
Some sketchy business today ✨ getting it ready for a painting 🎨 .
Jacob and his favorite fruit✨ some Memento Mori vibes today .
☀️ morning tasks ☀️ And here they all are together ✨ .
🍅 ingredients🧄 have you made your own pasta sauce before? I love garlic so I make sure to add WAY more than what the recipe calls for 😉 unfortunately that also means my hands smell like garlic. no vampires will want to hold my hand 😞
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Danish Pastry. 2022. Oil on wood. 10 X 10 inches. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . #art #painting #oilpainting #arte #stilllife #contemporaryart #artist #henrimatisse #food https://www.instagram.com/p/CeBI8zwrVeo/?igshid=NGJjMDIxMWI=
Plant and bottle. 2022. Oil on wood. 9 X 12 inches. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . #oilpainting #stilllife #ceramics #painting #art #contemporaryart #artistsoninstagram #davidhockney #tonyhuynh https://www.instagram.com/p/CdLzjJNJTaR/?igshid=NGJjMDIxMWI=
Yellow teapot. 2022. Oil in wood. 9 x 12 inches. . . . . . . . . . . . . . #art #stilllife #artist #painting #contemporaryart #fineart #illustration #tonyhuynh #davidhockney #pablopicasso #arte #moma #artwork https://www.instagram.com/p/CdD5LI_lj0P/?igshid=NGJjMDIxMWI=
Yellow teapot. 2022. Oil on wood. 9 x 12 inches. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . #art #stilllife #artwork #painting #fineart #contemporaryart #tonyhuynh #davidhockney #picasso #illustration #graphicdesign #arte #artist https://www.instagram.com/p/CdD398LrOFO/?igshid=NGJjMDIxMWI=
Blue Jug. 2022. Oil on wood. 10 x 10 inches. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . #oilpainting #paintings #tonyhuynh #stilllife #artwork #contemporaryart #art #graphicdesign #illustration #metropolitanmuseumofart #drawing #color #design https://www.instagram.com/p/Cc8D6BiLOgV/?igshid=NGJjMDIxMWI=
Claypot Stripes. 2022 Oil on wood. 8 X 10 inches. . . . Finding stuff around the house to paint. Or does the stuff call to the painter to paint it? . Kick your feet up and enjoy a mega pint. . . . . . #stilllife #stilllifepainting #color #oilpainting #painting #contemporaryart #illustration #graphicdesign #tonyhuynh #arte #artoftheday #cooking (at Napa/Sonoma Wine Country) https://www.instagram.com/p/CcviK42JFw3/?igshid=NGJjMDIxMWI=
More indoor sketching. Cliffhouse Begonia 🌱. . . . . . #doodle #drawing #sketchbook #sketch #art #artwork #artistoninstagram #artistofinstagram #cartoon #stilllife #instaart #アート #drawings #wip https://www.instagram.com/p/CCGKq7LBEx2/?igshid=16o87424cyqlb
WIP. . . . . . #impressionism #painting #art #food #artist #artistsoninstagram #painter #asianfood #nostalgia #oilpainting #gallery #workinprogress #アート #study #cytwombly #giorgiomorandi #stilllife #color https://www.instagram.com/p/BschJsjhRCS/?utm_source=ig_tumblr_share&igshid=17hzopdkzt2k4
Another fun trip to the supermarket . . . . . #wip #workinprogress #art #artwork #artist #oilpainting #oil #paint #painting #fineart #gallery #asianfood #asia #food #seafood #painter #stilllife #supermarket https://www.instagram.com/p/BrNZcmfh6eD/?utm_source=ig_tumblr_share&igshid=nv9wb5e3ro64
