This vibrant painting depicts a still life arrangement of various citrus fruits and an empty glass against a deep blue background. The artist has used bold, contrasting colors - the bright yellow lemon, the warm orange grapefruit, and the striking blue backdrop - to create a visually striking composition. The subject matter suggests a simple, everyday scene, but the artist's clever use of composition and color elevates it into a captivating work of contemporary art. The artist's intention may have been to explore the interplay of light, color, and form in a mundane subject matter, inviting the viewer to appreciate the inherent beauty in the ordinary. ...
Michael Hilsman makes non-literal paintings of objects and figures that explore the absurdity, magic, and latent spirituality of the physical world.
Utilizing formats associated with classical painting such as portraiture and still life, and employing a wide visual vocabulary ranging from naturalism to expressionism, Hilsman builds monumental paintings whose objects and figures are in a state of dissolution and fragmentation, often seeming to disattach from themselves and form anew, appearing both familiar and foreign.
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