What sort of representation should definitely not occur in a still-life?

dejavucub4

Motion? Nov 09 05, 6:51 PM

peasypod

Animate objects? Nov 09 05, 7:07 PM

robboy

Sex? Nov 09 05, 8:34 PM

Flem-ish

The traditional way of defining a still-life refers to "inanimate objects" but "inanimate objects in motion" should be excluded too as is done by http://www.umfah.utah.edu which has:"an arrangement of non-moving objects".The representation of a plane in the sky or of clouds would not be called a still-life. Though it is easy to say list still-lifes usually include (flowers, fruit,foodstuffs, glasses, bottles,pipes, books, and other man-made objects), I think it is more difficult to find a single and complete term for what must be excluded. A number of ex-animate objects such as dead game, dead fish, dead insects,dead butterflies can be counted in, but I wonder if Chaim Soutine's carcasses of dead cattle can be called still-lifes. I am still wondering if there is a single term for everything that must be excluded. In my opinion a possible answer to the question is also: any type of human representation. So I would exclude: anything in motion, anything animate and any kind of human representation. Nov 09 05, 9:36 PM

peasypod

So does this mean a yay for all of us?! Nov 09 05, 9:44 PM

Flem-ish

I think it does. Including robboy. (Though motionless sex between inanimates sounds like a good idea for a postmodernist version of a still-life) The link I found does not work anymore except if you complete it: http://www.umfa.utah.edu/?id=NDMz Other links: http://www.ackland.org/tours/classes/glossary.html http://www.artsmia.org/art_in_america/glossary.html http://www.bergerfoundation.ch/glossaire/italie/glossaire.html http://www.ffotogallery.org/th-edu/glossary.htm http://www.art-bazaar.com/artjargon.htm http://www.brigantine.atlnet.org/GigapaletteGALLERY/websites/ARTiculationFinal/MainPages/S-Zvocabulary.htm Nov 09 05, 10:34 PM