Still Lifes – Then & Now

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While I was out-and-about this weekend, I overheard someone nearby exclaim, “This meal looks so amazing, I just have to take a picture!”  I think it is safe to say that at some point in our modern lives we have all shared in this same excitement… to be so in awe of a meal that we must capture its image for posterity.  When we post that image to social media – maybe Facebook or Instagram – we are sharing that feeling with others and subtly boasting about that experience.

Our obsession with food images is not a new phenomenon.  In fact, it is rooted in the art historical tradition of Dutch Baroque still life paintings.  Join me for a lively discussion on this topic this Thursday at SoBo Gallery in Winter Garden, FL.

#ArtHistoryTrending hosted by the Winter Garden Art Association

  • Session 2 – Still Lifes & #SquadGoals & Their Roots in the Dutch Baroque
  • Thursday, April 12th at 6:00pm.
  • This lecture takes place at SoBo Gallery, located at 127 S. Boyd Street, Winter Garden, FL 34787.
  • Tickets are $15, $10 for WGAA members.
  • To reserve your seat, please call 407-347-7996.
  • For more information, please visit… http://wgart.org/events/lecture-arthistorytrending-part-2/

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I am writer and artist with a degree in art history who loves to talk to people about art. I have spent the last seven years building up The Wandering Art Historian “brand” as a way to connect with people who want to learn more about art. I give lectures and presentations and teach classes and host book club discussions with a creative or artistic connection. I also write about local artists, events, museums, and exhibitions to promote the arts in Central Florida. In 2021, I had a creative crisis. I struggled with authenticity in the art making process. I decided to make myself vulnerable and find out what a real, genuine Adrienne H. Lee artwork would look like. The process was challenging and emotional and revelatory. I learned that if necessity is the mother of invention, then authenticity is the mother of reinvention. I reinvented myself and learned an entirely new medium. The resulting artwork surprised me, and it will surprise you, too. Some people wish for a fairytale ending. For me, the fairy tale is only the beginning.