This still life is an experiment where I tried to blend the rusticity of deep Spain with the reflective quality found in 19th-century British still lifes of fruit.
The composition is coarse. In the background, there's a wooden box, rough ceramics, and even a wooden spoon. By contrast, I lavished the fruit with the utmost detail and care, especially the plums and grapes that catch the most direct light.
My question is: toward which of these described extremes does the viewer feel drawn?
