Things: Still Lifes
I utilize the traditional genre of still life to create large-scale (30"x40") photos. But these works have a twist. The objects used are atypical. Instead of the conventional apples and oranges, I may use junk food, plastic fruit and items obtained from 99 cents stores. Each object is considered for its aesthetic and personal cultural reference. (i.e. One may note that a plate of fried eggs may, on some level, relate to fertility or perhaps a ceramic figurine of a teddy bear holding a heart may connote ideas of romantic love..)