The Baroque period was a feast for the senses. In painting, the genre of still life developed. The depiction of objects was not infrequently accompanied by visual extravagance. Society liked to show off what it had. Exotic food, shells as expensive collectibles and the most magnificent flowers of the gardens in the bouquet. Dutch painters such as Jan van Huysum and Jan Davisz de Heem catered to the desires of affluent customers with highly polished and stylish arrangements. Adrian Coorte provided a stark contrast to the ubiquitous splendor. To this day, art historians are trying to decipher the intention behind the simple and restrained presentation of his still lifes.
Adrian Coorte used painting substrates completely untypical for the Baroque period. The artist pasted paper on cardboard. Gladly the painter chose paper, which he took from old and no longer used account books. The formats of his works are exceptionally small. Many paintings are smaller than a school notebook and are the size of a postcard. Among the few points known from the artist's biography is his membership in the St. Luke's Guild. A circumstance that excludes economic reasons for the economical use of materials. Among historians, there is a theory that Coorte used his work to express criticism of society. As a medium for his voice, he used the familiar means of painting. At the same time, the Dutchman is considered an artist who explored the boundaries of art. His motifs are reduced to a single object. His interpretations of fruits and vegetables appear as if fresh from the market. Critics created the term asparagus and strawberry painter about the simplicity of his works.
Adrian Coorte's paintings form a quiet work that testifies to the great talent of the artist. He presents shells and fruits without showmanship. In the early works, the viewer finds the objects in an implied space. Coortes has placed the objects on simple slabs of stone. In later works, the space becomes more imaginary and arises only in the mind of the viewer. Adrian played with the limits of the surface. Just as a photographer uses the zoom of the lens, Coorte experimented with filling space and the effect on the viewer. Many still lifes work by their presence, capturing art lovers at a distance. Adrian Coorte's paintings want to be discovered. The viewer must approach you and can find the detailed secrets with which the artist immortalized himself. During his lifetime, the artist liked to emphasize the importance of the compositional pattern that can be seen in many early works. The plain that forms the background for grapes, peaches, asparagus spears and apricots is a recurring element. In the viewer, it triggers the feeling of offering and evokes the desire to grab. This was an important aspect for the painter in the commercial marketing of his art.
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