applystickers | INSTAGRAM | JUL 08

Oranges, a frequent object in still life through time and across medium, captured here by @wolfgang_tillmans (1991) and oil painter John F. Francis (circa 1860). Tillmans, an aspiring gardener/astronomer turned artist/photographer captures the orange set between a grapefruit and tomato, rendering the warm end of the color spectrum on a cool dewy morning. Francis, the American trailblazer of the luncheon and desert still life layers thick oil on canvas, picturing a decadent mess — chestnuts, grapes, champagne and plenty of oranges always. ⁠⠀ ⁠⠀ ⁠⠀ Wolfgang Tillmans, "Still Life Talbot Road", 1991, photograph, @wolfgang_tillmans⁠⠀ ⁠⠀ John F. Francis, "Luncheon Still Life", oil on canvas, 1860, Courtesy of @smithsonian @americanart ⁠⠀ .⁠⠀ .⁠⠀ .⁠⠀ #EverythingOrange #DayGlo #TheHappiestColor #StillLife #photoart #luncheon #contemporaryphotography #oiloncanvas #remix #wolfgangtillmans