Still Life Response

A still life is a work of art depicting mostly inanimate subject matter, typically commonplace objects which may be either natural (food, flowers, dead animals, plants, rocks, or shells) or man-made (drinking glasses, books, vases, jewelry, coins, pipes, etc). 
This photo is intriguing because it is very symmetrical and the mirroring technique used really draws my attention. I am thinking about incorporating food into my still life with a variety of colors to draw attention to the bright colors. The photographer Laura Letinsky creates atmospheric images that fuse the classical tradition of the still life with the spare, minimalistic tactics of contemporary art. Placing everyday foods—from lollipops to peeled fruit—against a backdrop of near-blinding white, she creates tableaux that bring our attention to the moment after: the overripe melon, the leftover, the morning-after-the-party tabletop, all metaphors for what remains, what stains, what cannot be avoided. Her work never shows the human subject, yet the notion of people is ever present in Letinsky's visual narrative, which speaks of temporality, fragility, potential, and decay. Her meticulous photographs are at once off-putting and attractive, seducing the viewer but maintaining a clinical distance.