@maisiecousins will be talking this Friday 18 November as part of the study day @womensartcollection @murrayedwardscollege for their current group show ‘Still Life Still’ which Maisie is part of 🌸 Curated by @naomi.polonsky the exhibition presents an exciting selection of modern and contemporary works by women artists in the genre of still life 🌸 The artworks on display contend with the paradoxes at the heart of still life – a genre which encompasses the private and the public, nature and culture, life and death. In their compositions, the artists play and experiment with scale, perspective and colour. They pare back and abstract their scenes, or fill them with multiple, competing layers. They freeze moments in time or create a dynamism that challenges the idea of ‘stillness’. They integrate paintings-within-paintings or self-portraits, blurring boundaries between genres. The artists look back at the history of still life, often using the traditional symbols of the Dutch Golden Age vanitas paintings – mirrors, clocks and rotting fruits – intended to remind viewers of their own mortality. At the same time, they comment on pressing current issues, including climate change, the pandemic and the legacies of colonialism 🌸 The study day is from 2-5.30pm and the other speakers include participating artist @sekaimachache Dr Claudia Tobin (author of Modernism and Still Life) and @naomi.polonsky 🌸 visit @womensartcollection to book ticket £10 🌸