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Bodegón
From the Spanish bodega, which means either “kitchen” or “pantry,” we have the lovely term bodegón, a name for the simplest, though not necessarily the most humble, of still-life paintings: one that takes as its subject ordinary household items such as those found in a bodega, treating them with respectful fascination. Yet this particular bodegón, this one right here, is delicious precisely because it is:
a) Not a painting.
b) Not still.
c) Not simple.
Fascinating, however, it most certainly is. Just a little shake is all it takes to transform these three quotidian objects—the pot, the dish soap, the water bottle—into something rather dark and powerful. Just a little vibration and it’s all there: the shivery, smoky lines, as if a fire is rising from a strange pit. The manic, seance-like movement. The dizzying fever-dream feeling. Still life has never been so restless.
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