marni muir gallery
112 S. Washington St. Seattle, WA 98104
May, 2009
May 7 - 30, 2009
Preview Reception: Wednesday, May 6; 6-8pm
First Thursday Opening: Thursday, May 7; 6-8pm
The still life does not intend to tell a story or communicate a message, it calls attention to the mere recording of objects, or rather to the artist’s view of his objects. The still life invites us to look at the overlooked in our busy fast moving lives. It requires us to look at the nature of viewing, not to lead us as viewers, but to a state of contemplative thinking about ourselves and how we interpret the world around us.
John Page’s new work meticulously combines elements of everyday life in these multi layered paintings of fruit, vegetables and familiar objects. These “still lives” are dramatically staged and lit to create the “illusion of reality”. John draws inspiration from the traditional 17th century Spanish painter Juan Sanchez Cotan and the Flemish Baroque painter Franz Snyders.
Above right: John Page, Radicchio and Onions, Oil on Canvas, 24 x 36"
Left: John Page, Momento Morti, oil on canvas, 24 x 36"