Traditional and Contemporary Meanings

Still Life Drawing

Make a list of every word you associate with fall.

HalloweenRed/Yellow Leaves

Sweaters BonfiresCiderBack to School

Vintage MasksWith FrostKnitting/

Quilting Chain Saw

Tin Lunch Box

Apples

According to Wikipedia,  still lifes depict mostly commonplace subject matter, objects which may be either natural (food, flowers, dead animals, plants, rocks, or shells) or man-made (drinking glasses, books, vases, jewelry, coins, pipes, and so on).

Still Lifes have a long history.

With origins in the Middle Ages and Ancient Greco-Roman art, Still-life paintings, particularly before 1700, often contained religious and allegorical symbolism relating to the objects depicted.

Symbolism and Association

Some modern still life breaks the two-dimensional barrier and employs three-dimensional mixed media, and uses found objects, photography, as well as video and sound.

Computer Generated

3-D & Temporary

Traditional Media and Contemporary Subject

We are going to create a still life around the theme of fall—what you associate with fall.

Homework: Bring 2 school-appropriate objects that you associate with fall.