Self-taught Dutch artist, Tjalf Sparnaay creates
mind-blowing photorealistic paintings of food. These paintings are both
classical and modern, playful with beauty. He takes ordinary objects and
everyday food and paints them on a large scale, excluding them from a particular
setting. Isolating the
objects allows for the subject to gain a different identity and shift the mood
of what we see. Sparnaay states: "my intention is to give these objects a soul, a presence." By taking something that is easily accessible, he wants the viewer to
rediscover the essence of something so mundane and turn it into something
beautiful. Today he works from his home in the Netherlands and his work is
displayed all over the world, which sells up to about 45,000 Euros. I find his
work incredibly inspiring. The vibrant colors, large scale, and subject matter
are all visually pleasing. I love how he takes ordinary objects and manages to
make them appear beautiful and isolated. In some cases the detachment from a
setting creates a sense of abandonment, whereas in other cases it allows the
viewer to focus on the beauty of the objects instead of what it is actually
used for.
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