On View
On viewObject number2000.17
June
Maker
Janet Fish
(American, 1938-)
Date1999
Mediumoil on canvas
Dimensionsframe: 43 3/4 in. × 5 ft. 11 3/4 in. × 2 in. (111.1 × 182.2 × 5.1 cm)
image: 43 1/2 in. × 5 ft. 11 1/2 in. (110.5 × 181.6 cm)
image: 43 1/2 in. × 5 ft. 11 1/2 in. (110.5 × 181.6 cm)
Credit LineGift of the Garside Family in memory of James W. and Thelma Garside
Exhibition History"Unveiling American Genius," KIA Permanent Collection Exhibition, Traditional, Markin, Nay and Groos Galleries (March 1, 2021 - December 31, 2023).Label TextA Janet Fish still life is marked by the play of light that forms a relationship between the objects and unifies the work into a coherent whole. The complex interaction between objects is heightened by Fish's thick application of paint and off-beat choices of color which blend in the viewer's eye from a distance. The strong light of a summer day filters through a large window in the upper-left corner. The composition is carefully organized with three primary-colored bowls of red, yellow and blue playing against the strong verticals of the two matching vases.
Janet Fish realized early that her real artistic interests lay in the relationship between objects in the real world. For her, still life painting is the most innovative genre available to painters, allowing for the greatest range of expression between realism and abstraction.There are no works to discover for this record.