Linda Lucas Hardy: Wrapped in Plastic
I think I can guess why these paintings found such an understanding audience. It’s because they tap into a modern theme, controversy to some; because this is relevant art with political and social overtones — probably not the first topics arising in our minds when confronted with still life. But in this case (well, maybe in most) it’s best to look first and think next, — in other words, shed the preconditions of the genre. Still life painters usually seeks to highlight the aesthetics of the subjects, reshuffling composition, color, perspective and other elements, and, so does the artist here. But by including a piece of plastic, she evokes a string of current issues and interweaves them into the aesthetic processing. As a result, the viewers get the bonus of being challenged with the aesthetics of modern living — and in an aesthetic way too.
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