still life paintings Archives - PlayJunkie PlayJunkie Mon, 28 Oct 2024 07:54:01 +0000 en-US hourly 1 https://wordpress.org/?v=6.9.4 Noah Verrier Gives Fast Food a “Still Life” Treatment in His Oil Paintings https://playjunkie.com/noah-verrier-gives-fast-food-a-still-life-treatment-in-his-oil-paintings/ Mon, 28 Oct 2024 08:56:00 +0000 https://playjunkie.com/?p=39882 By its definition, still life paintings depict inanimate subjects, mainly those that come from nature in some shape or form or those made by humans. Throughout centuries, food has been a particularly appealing subject for still-life painters, and little has changed today.  Noah Verrier, an artist based in Tallahassee, Florida, keeps the still life tradition […]

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By its definition, still life paintings depict inanimate subjects, mainly those that come from nature in some shape or form or those made by humans. Throughout centuries, food has been a particularly appealing subject for still-life painters, and little has changed today.

 Noah Verrier, an artist based in Tallahassee, Florida, keeps the still life tradition of depicting food alive and well in his oil paintings, but with a slight twist. Instead of painting fruit, veggies, or dried meats, Verrier paints fast food and an assortment of other unhealthy snacks and drinks.

In Verrier’s paintings, viewers can enjoy fine art depictions of McDonald’s meals, Uncrustables sandwiches, hot dogs, Chinese restaurant takeouts, Cup Noodles, soda drinks, and more.

“What I enjoy most is working from life. Through the act of quietly observing, my aim is to accurately yet personally discern color and light … Not unlike the great painterly realists of the late 19th century, my work emerges through painting directly, while striving to retain gesture and emotion,” Verrier explains in his artist statement.

Verrier’s works have garnered a lot of attention from the art world and have been exhibited all around the world, including Japan, Australia, and Germany. You can check out more of them by scrolling below.

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Artist Inserts Modern Elements into Classical Oil Paintings https://playjunkie.com/artist-inserts-modern-elements-into-classical-oil-paintings/ Wed, 07 Aug 2019 10:32:33 +0000 https://playjunkie.com/?p=25143 Kathy Ager is an Amsterdam-based artist that recently captured the attention of the art world thanks to her original take on classical still life paintings. Looked from afar, Ager’s paintings could be easily mistaken for work of classical Baroque painter as they are rich with elements like flowers, fruit, and pottery. But, when you look […]

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Kathy Ager is an Amsterdam-based artist that recently captured the attention of the art world thanks to her original take on classical still life paintings.

Looked from afar, Ager’s paintings could be easily mistaken for work of classical Baroque painter as they are rich with elements like flowers, fruit, and pottery. But, when you look at them more closely, you’ll notice elements of the world we are living in today. That might be a pair of sneakers, a lighter or even a fanny pack.

“Both deeply personal and universal, they are cryptic messages directed towards the audience,” Angers says of the paintings on her official website.

Check out some of her intriguing pieces below.

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ersion="1.0" encoding="UTF-8"?> still life paintings Archives - PlayJunkie PlayJunkie Mon, 28 Oct 2024 07:54:01 +0000 en-US hourly 1 https://wordpress.org/?v=6.9.4 Noah Verrier Gives Fast Food a “Still Life” Treatment in His Oil Paintings https://playjunkie.com/noah-verrier-gives-fast-food-a-still-life-treatment-in-his-oil-paintings/ Mon, 28 Oct 2024 08:56:00 +0000 https://playjunkie.com/?p=39882 By its definition, still life paintings depict inanimate subjects, mainly those that come from nature in some shape or form or those made by humans. Throughout centuries, food has been a particularly appealing subject for still-life painters, and little has changed today.  Noah Verrier, an artist based in Tallahassee, Florida, keeps the still life tradition […]

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By its definition, still life paintings depict inanimate subjects, mainly those that come from nature in some shape or form or those made by humans. Throughout centuries, food has been a particularly appealing subject for still-life painters, and little has changed today.

 Noah Verrier, an artist based in Tallahassee, Florida, keeps the still life tradition of depicting food alive and well in his oil paintings, but with a slight twist. Instead of painting fruit, veggies, or dried meats, Verrier paints fast food and an assortment of other unhealthy snacks and drinks.

In Verrier’s paintings, viewers can enjoy fine art depictions of McDonald’s meals, Uncrustables sandwiches, hot dogs, Chinese restaurant takeouts, Cup Noodles, soda drinks, and more.

“What I enjoy most is working from life. Through the act of quietly observing, my aim is to accurately yet personally discern color and light … Not unlike the great painterly realists of the late 19th century, my work emerges through painting directly, while striving to retain gesture and emotion,” Verrier explains in his artist statement.

Verrier’s works have garnered a lot of attention from the art world and have been exhibited all around the world, including Japan, Australia, and Germany. You can check out more of them by scrolling below.

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Artist Inserts Modern Elements into Classical Oil Paintings https://playjunkie.com/artist-inserts-modern-elements-into-classical-oil-paintings/ Wed, 07 Aug 2019 10:32:33 +0000 https://playjunkie.com/?p=25143 Kathy Ager is an Amsterdam-based artist that recently captured the attention of the art world thanks to her original take on classical still life paintings. Looked from afar, Ager’s paintings could be easily mistaken for work of classical Baroque painter as they are rich with elements like flowers, fruit, and pottery. But, when you look […]

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Kathy Ager is an Amsterdam-based artist that recently captured the attention of the art world thanks to her original take on classical still life paintings.

Looked from afar, Ager’s paintings could be easily mistaken for work of classical Baroque painter as they are rich with elements like flowers, fruit, and pottery. But, when you look at them more closely, you’ll notice elements of the world we are living in today. That might be a pair of sneakers, a lighter or even a fanny pack.

“Both deeply personal and universal, they are cryptic messages directed towards the audience,” Angers says of the paintings on her official website.

Check out some of her intriguing pieces below.

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