Andrea Aravelo

Breakfast- Andrea Aravelo

This image is a prime example of Andrea Arevalo's still life style, saturated colour and an array of texture.  It depicts a vibrant meal of a pastry, citrus fruit, a boiled egg and coffee. These ordinary things are elegantly arranged alongside pretty crockery and peonies in a way that makes them art. The colourblocked background of sky blue and forest green allows for the items to pop out of the colour. The lighting on this scene may very well be simply direct sunlight it is so bright and warm. The light has cast shadows from each items that adds a level of abstract to the piece.

For centuries still life - paintings and photos alike-has contained the  same motifs, fruit and flowers, this piece is not different in that sense. However, Arevelo's use of colour provides a fun modern twist, that not only works on a commercial level - in the case of product photography- but also on an artistic level. This is exactly what I intend to do when I go ahead with my own work.