At Carré d'artistes, discover modern still life art pieces that renew traditional forms, colors, and compositions.
Widely popular from the 17th to the 20th century, a still life painting represents inanimate elements whose arrangement is defined by the artist, where light, shadow, and subject matter most.
More than just inanimate objects, artists create life composition that can resonate with you and even with the decor of your space!.
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A still life is a painting that represents inanimate objects belonging to the realm of nature or products of human industry, such as fruits, flowers, as well as dead objects and animals.
The crab represents resurrection, as it sheds its shell in spring to take on a new one. The crab and the lobster can also symbolize inconstancy and instability due to their characteristic backward gait.
Fruits, vegetables and game illustrate the reckless abuse of the pleasures of the senses.
A lemon peel spiraled may represent the course of earthly life, with the individual freeing their spirit from its material envelope to reach the pulp of spiritual essence.
The grape is a symbol of the Passion of Jesus Christ; as the origin of wine, it is associated with the blood of Christ.
Cut roses and an overturned cup represent youth struck down.
The hourglass and the half-filled glass of water invoke the inexorable flow of life.
The way each element is arranged in relation to the others and the way they interact defines the charm and beauty of these paintings. Often, these paintings are related to food or the art of the table, but not exclusively.
There are also still lifes that represent other types of everyday objects, such as particular works or paintings of flower pots, like Vincent Van Gogh's “Sunflowers”. The possibilities for composition are endless.
These paintings have an intimate, confidential dimension and a profound silence that comes from the immobility of the objects depicted.