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Phil Douglis | all galleries >> Galleries >> Gallery Twelve: Using color to express ideas > Coffee shop, Miami Beach, Florida, 2013
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07-FEB-2013

Coffee shop, Miami Beach, Florida, 2013

The lavish scale and color of this coffee shop’s décor was surprisingly elegant. I contrast the vivid coloration of this stylized painted diner to the monochromatic black pail holding inexpensive white plastic forks, bringing this image a touch of incongruity in both content and color. The brilliant color flows through into the lower right hand corner of the image, illuminating the shelf of a cabinet holding condiment packets.

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Phil Douglis29-Mar-2013 19:14
I guess that's why I included those cheap plastic forks in this picture, Rose. An oil painting usually has perceived value, since, as you note, it is intended as a long lasting act of creativity. The forks, on the other hand, are here one day and gone the next. But in this case, both become a part of another act of creativity -- this image.
Carol E Sandgren29-Mar-2013 03:42
I also see a contrast between the permanence of the richly colored painting and the disposability of the plain white plastic forks!
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