Piet Mondrian – Pound Cake
This post is inspired by Caitlin Williams Freeman’s Mondrian Cake from the cafe at the San Francisco Museum of Art. I wanted my version to be easily recreated in any home kitchen. The cake was delicious but there are a few things I will change the next time I try this recipe. First, I will...
Fernand Léger – Michelada
Fernand Léger, Still Life with a Beer Mug (1921), oil on canvas, 92.1 x 60 cm Fernand Léger’s background in architecture proved to be a defining characteristic of his artistic style. The angular forms and patterns found in the paintings from his ‘mechanical period’ all embody the post-war mentality of order and regulation. The horizontal...
Louis Lozowick – Caramel Pear Butter
Louis Lozowick, Still Life #2 (1929), lithograph in black on woven paper36 x 51.2 cm, National Gallery of Art, Washington D.C. Louis Lozowick was a Russian born artist who immigrated to the United States in the early 20th century. He produced many lithographs during his 50-year career in his signature streamlined style. He was influenced...
Luis Meléndez – Baby Octopus in Sofregit Sauce
Luis Meléndez, Still Life with Tomatoes, a Bowl of Aubergines and Onions (c.1771-4), oil on canvas, 36.8 x 49 cm Although he received little acclaim during his lifetime, Luis Meléndez is now recognized as one of the greatest 18th-century Spanish still life artists. His works are powerful and striking though his balanced composition and control...
Fernando Botero – Frozen Watermelon Margarita
Fernando Botero, Still Life with Watermelon (1992), oil on canvas, 95 x 116 cm Fernando Botero is a Colombian artist who gave himself the title “most Colombian of Colombian artists.” Botero is primarily known for his portraits and for the exaggerated the proportions of his subjects. His ‘large people’, deemed obese by critics, are very...
Édouard Manet – Ham, Gruyère, and Moutarde Palmiers
Édouard Manet, The Ham, 1875, oil on canvas, 13 x 16 cm, The Glasgow Museum This is my third post to feature a still life by Édouard Manet. As with his still life A Bunch of Asparagus (1880), Manet pays very little attention to composition, and through the placement of the subject in the centre...