I thought this was an awesome piece by Juan Sanchez Cotran a painter during the Spanish Baroque era in the late 1500's. This piece really caught my attention as the picture of the tomato breaking in the air looks so real. All the little particles displacing everywhere is really interesting and I wonder how he accomplished doing that. The picture directs your attention from the broken tomato to the still and calm part of the bottom of the picture.
Tuesday, March 2, 2010
I thought this was an awesome piece by Juan Sanchez Cotran a painter during the Spanish Baroque era in the late 1500's. This piece really caught my attention as the picture of the tomato breaking in the air looks so real. All the little particles displacing everywhere is really interesting and I wonder how he accomplished doing that. The picture directs your attention from the broken tomato to the still and calm part of the bottom of the picture.
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He lived in the 1500's?!! That's amazing! I thought this was a modern painting! It looks almost abstract by the placement of the objects.
ReplyDeleteYes! This is a wonderful example! I've very happy that you found a spanish still life-- the spanish still life painting differed incredibly from the dutch still life paintings being produced at the same time. You hit the nail right on the head-- the compositions were much more sparse, modern, and the lighting was often dramatic. I love the tomato! It's so suprising-- almost like it's bursting out into reality. Wonderfully chosen!
ReplyDeleteThis is so cool! When I first viewed it quickly, I didn't realize that the explosion in the background was a tomato; I really thought it was some sort of cosmic explosion. The whole thing is very spage age, and I really agree with Darya in that I can't believe this isn't a more modern painting.
ReplyDeleteI like how the eye is first drawn to the left of the picture. The high level of detail and contrast in the tomato and the lettuce (?) are amazing. Then as the eye scans and follows the explosion, the textures of the fruits become less interesting to look at. I wonder what function, if any, this serves.
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