This Still Life brings together five dynamic artists from across the globe who are working within the language of still-life painting. While rooted in one of art history’s oldest genres, the works in this exhibition expand the vocabulary of flowers, objects, and domestic space into something unmistakably contemporary.
From Fort Worth, John Miranda, viewers encounter lush, meditative compositions where everyday objects feel charged with personal mythology. Chicago artist, Joe Kraft, approaches still life through a sculptural lens—his mono prints flatten, rearrange, and reassemble form, offering a playful tension between precision and spontaneity.
Favio Moreno of Dallas, Texas infuses his floral studies with saturated color and rhythmic energy, transforming blossoms into almost cinematic protagonists. Traveling farther afield, Eugene Sarmiento of Osaka, Japan brings a distinctly global sensibility, merging Japanese aesthetics with surrealist touches that push the still-life tradition into dreamlike territory. Rounding out the group, Los Angeles illustrator and painter, Trevor Shin, creates cool, contemplative scenes where flowers appear suspended in time, like fleeting moments preserved in paint.
Together, these artists reveal how the still life—once a quiet corner of art—continues to bloom with new ideas. This Still Life offers a vibrant, international snapshot of the genre’s evolution, inviting viewers to consider how flowers and familiar objects can become portals to memory, identity, and the modern world.
