Stillscapes

This body of work was created for a group exhibition titled Stillscapes in June of 2019

Exhibition statement: In the hierarchy of genres for art established in the seventeenth century by the French Academy, still life was ranked at the bottom – fifth after history painting, portraiture, genre painting (scenes of everyday life), and landscape. Still life and landscape were considered lowly because they did not involve human subject matter. In contemporary times they are often considered antiquated or boring. The artists in Stillscapes seek to reposition the landscape and still life by abstracting and deconstructing them and then putting them back together to tell alternative stories. This approach not only reflects on the genres themselves but allows the viewer to make their own meaning from everyday objects and scenery.

This body of work was created for a group exhibition with Jamie Solock, Madeleine Wieand, and Brooke Picket