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]]>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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]]>At first glance, Adesman’s paintings are reminiscent of the works of the Dutch Golden Age still life masters with their attention to detail, expert use of light, and balance. However, once you take a closer look, you notice something is off. That can be a fork extending its tines to wrap around its nearest object, pieces hanging upside down, or hands crawling from an opening to show themselves.
Through her paintings, Adesman aims to explore and highlight a number of social and cultural issues, including the labor of women that have been unappreciated and invisible throughout history.
“I aim to create tension between contrasting sensations: sensual yet horrifying, nourishing yet violent, familiar yet surreal, alluring yet deceptive,” Adesman explained in a recent chat with Colossal. “These dichotomies serve as a metaphor for the paradoxes of human life and especially the feminine experience.”
You can check out more of Adesman’s paintings by visiting her social media or by scrolling below.
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]]>The post Noah Verrier Gives Fast Food a “Still Life” Treatment in His Oil Paintings appeared first on PlayJunkie.
]]>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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]]>The post Everyday Objects Are Invaded By the Surreal in Marisa Adesman’s Still Life Paintings appeared first on PlayJunkie.
]]>At first glance, Adesman’s paintings are reminiscent of the works of the Dutch Golden Age still life masters with their attention to detail, expert use of light, and balance. However, once you take a closer look, you notice something is off. That can be a fork extending its tines to wrap around its nearest object, pieces hanging upside down, or hands crawling from an opening to show themselves.
Through her paintings, Adesman aims to explore and highlight a number of social and cultural issues, including the labor of women that have been unappreciated and invisible throughout history.
“I aim to create tension between contrasting sensations: sensual yet horrifying, nourishing yet violent, familiar yet surreal, alluring yet deceptive,” Adesman explained in a recent chat with Colossal. “These dichotomies serve as a metaphor for the paradoxes of human life and especially the feminine experience.”
You can check out more of Adesman’s paintings by visiting her social media or by scrolling below.
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