Here is some 21st century cultural clutter: blinds, bottles, bowls, boards, trays, taps, cloths, kettles, flexes, sockets, knives, forks, plates, mugs, baskets, books, phones, glasses, jars and ... plastic bags. Comforts and discomforts: a history or an indictment? I sketched it to think about its lines and shapes, tones and colours. But it's hard to look at without thinking about what it says about me, as well as to wrestle with what I can say about it. How might I represent that - from what perspective and in what way? Still life, indeed. |