Introduction to Still Lives
What is a still Life?
Art Terms
Medium
Subject
Color Scheme
Symbols
Environment/ Landscape
Caravaggio
Italian, born in 1571. Best known for paintings with dark lighting and dramatic scenes which are emblamatic of the baroque style.
Work 1: Boy with a Basket of Fruit-Caravaggio, 1593
Work 2: Basket of Fruit, 1599
Work 3: Still Life with Fruit on a Stone Ledge, 1610
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Joseph Cornell
American, born in 1903. Created thousands of mixed media sculptures using assemblage and found objects.
Work 1: Large Owl, 1948
Work 2: Butterfly Habitat, 1940
Work 3: Soap Bubble Set, 1963
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Andy Warhol
American, born in 1928. Leading figure of the pop art movement, a return to representational art that used bold colors and hard edges.
Work 1: Campbell’s Soup Can
Work 2: Coca-Cola
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Terrell Davis
American, born in 1998. Created digitally generated images of desktops.
Work 1: Untitled
Work 2:Untitled
Work 3: Untitled
Work 4: Untitled
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Drawing Exercise
Take 5 minutes to compose a still life and 10 minutes to draw one. Afterwards you will have the opportunity to share what you drew.
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