All Still Lifes > Still Lifes 2008-2011

from "Rediscovering the 17th Century Dutch Still Life"
Balancing Values While Riding the Bus, No. 2729
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2008
from "Rediscovering the 17th Century Dutch Still Life"
Still Life With Oranges, The Downfall, No. 2265
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2008
from "Rediscovering the 17th Century Dutch Still Life"
Lunch Amongst the Masters, No. 3884
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2008
from "Rediscovering the 17th Century Dutch Still Life"
The Downfall at Nightfall, No. 2739
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2009
from "Rediscovering the 17th Century Dutch Still Life"
Tangential Involvement, No. 8737
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2009
from "Rediscovering the 17th Century Dutch Still Life"
The Reception is Not What it Seems, No. 5171
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2009
from "Rediscovering the 17th Century Dutch Still Life"
Bittersweet, No. 5292
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2009
from "Rediscovering the 17th Century Dutch Still Life"
Signs of Intelligent Life, No. 1871
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2008
from "Rediscovering the 17th Century Dutch Still Life"
Harvesting Heaven and Earth, No. 2430
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2009
from "Rediscovering the 17th Century Dutch Still Life"
Any Way the Wind Blows, No. 4987
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2008
from "Rediscovering the 17th Century Dutch Still Life"
Taking Lessons from Former Lives, No. 3997
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2008
from "Rediscovering the 17th Century Dutch Still Life"
Mocking the Mocking of Christ, No. 2223
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2009
from "Rediscovering the 17th Century Dutch Still Life"
Still Life With Rainforest, No. 1131
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2010
from "Rediscovering the 17th Century Dutch Still Life"
Valet Parking, No. 1665
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2010
from "Rediscovering the 17th Century Dutch Still Life"
The Photography Lesson, No. 0056
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2010
from "Rediscovering the 17th Century Dutch Still Life"
Cabinet of Curiosities, No. 1695
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2010
from Rediscovering the 17th Century Still Life
The Decisive Alley, No.6468
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2011
from Rediscovering the 17th Century Still Life
Janus Opens the Gates of Heaven, No.8734
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2011

Building on my experience looking at 17th Century Dutch Still Life, I find my work taking on a contemporary complexity with the addition of background photographs from my journeys.

This series of large format digital photographs containing foods and natural objects combined with common consumer electronic objects references the legacy of 17th Century Dutch and Flemish still lifes. Set in traditional chiaroscuro lighting (or so they seem) my choice of objects are influenced by day to day exposure to household items that signify various time periods – inherited antiques, obsolete electronic devices, under-used studio equipment.

My work investigates the juxtaposition of traditional composition, structure and lighting with contemporary objects and technology. Not always sure where my work will take me, frequently, I discover a direction other than that which I originally intended. The atmospheric backgrounds have become an important addition to my recent compositions.