Tin cup eats cheese

On Saturday 29 March at 12:30 pm, after the market, the focus will be on how still lifes are set in motion.

Still life – nature morte – has a long and varied tradition in art. This genre established itself as an independent genre and flourished in Dutch painting in the 17th century. However, it subsequently lost importance in the ranking of pictorial genres and was considered the least important genre until the second half of the 19th century, behind history painting, portraiture and landscape.

The traditional motifs of still life are inanimate objects, usually taken from everyday life, especially food and objects from flora and fauna. The depictions often also had a coded moral message: memento mori – remember that you will die.

It is perhaps surprising that the old genre of still life is once again an interesting and fascinating field of endeavour for young artists. In addition to the traditional means and meanings, however, the forms of appearance have also changed due to new media and content.

Traditional still lifes and surprising recent creations are on display. A tin cup eats Edam cheese.

Be curious