Nicolas-Henry Jeaurat de Bertry – Soufflé Edged with Asparagus
Nicolas-Henry Jeaurat de Bertry, Still Life of Asparagus, 18th centuryoil on canvas on panel, 25.5 x 36 cm, Private collection Nicolas-Henry Jeaurat de Bertry established his reputation as an artist via a series of still life paintings reminiscent of those by the master Jean-Siméon Chardin. De Bertry studied under his uncle, Etienne Jeaurat, and was...
Colour Green – Jonathan Monk – Greens Salad
Green is one of the most abundant colors; there are greens in every imaginable shade and tone throughout the world’s natural landscapes. From green algae to rainforest canopies, green permeates and dominates in its diversity. Individual greens are often blurred as countless plants merge into a color field, many overlapping green leaves forming the density...
Jacob van Hulsdonck – Orange & Almond Cake with Pomegranates & Poppy Seeds
Historically, the pomegranate was used to symbolise fertility due to the mythical origins of the fruit. As related by Silvia Malaguzzi in her book Food and Feasting in Art, the god Acdestis, violent and lustful, was “handed over to Bacchus, who got him drunk. Once Acdestis had passed out, Bacchus tied up his feet and...
François Bonvin – Chili & Garlic Roasted Pumpkin with Coriander & Lime
François Bonvin, Still life with a Pumpkin, Peaches and a Silver Goblet on a Table Top (1858)oil on canvas, 38 x 46cm, Private collection François Bonvin, a French Realist painter, was a predominantly self-taught artist who spent copious amounts of time at the Louvre where he gained an appreciation for the Dutch Old Masters. The...
Colour Green – Lin Fengmian – Hot & Sour Lime Soup
When considering the colour green, there are a number of connotations that are promptly conjured; green is the colour of money and wealth, through which one can become ‘green with jealously.’ Likewise, it is the colour of nature, growth, and life and one can have a ‘green thumb.’ It is within the secret green porcelain...
Pavlos Dionyssopoulos – Mushrooms Stuffed with Feta & Parmesan
Pavlos Dionyssopoulos, Still Life with Mushrooms (1997)wood, paper and plexiglass, 46.2 x 40 x 40 cm, Private collection The Greek artist, Pavlos Dionyssopoulous, began making manipulated paper sculptures in the early 1960s after an introduction to the New Realists (Nouveau Réaliste) in Paris. He called his technique affiches massicotées and it consisted of cutting misprinted poster...