One day, while ravaging my refrigerator for a quick bit to eat, I came across a rotten apple and an orange that had seemingly been there for a couple months. Food takes longer to rot in the refrigerator than at room temperature. My usually instinct when encountering rotten food in the refrigerator, or anywhere else for that matter, is; oh gross, grab a protective sheet of something; plastic bag, gloves...ANYTHING! Pitch it away into the garbage and immediately taken outside into the can or compost it goes...but not this time. What caught my eye was very interesting shape pattern from the mold growth on the orange...The orange started it all! I continued to rummage through the fruit drawer...ahh, very interesting denting patterns on the nearby rotting apple. Taking the food, carefully out of the refrigerator as if happening upon diamond clusters, I decided to let the food sit out of the refrigerator for another couple of weeks.
The results were astounding to me... The mold had grown almost entirely of the orange, consisting within it very gracious shades of gray and shapes. The sharp detail of the "fresh" mold spores encompassing the inner lying surface of the orange, reminds me that life is constantly evolving, into some form or another. Although the orange itself is inedible, it is seamlessly adapting to change in its own way. The apple had dented so gracefully, I decided to cut it open and let it rot for another day so the inside would catch up and hopefully allow the soft edges to curl around it... My study then grew to breads, and other types of fruit & vegetables. Most recently, I completed the series after becoming obsessed with the extensive pepper family. From green, red, and yellow bell peppers, to chipotle, cayenne and habanera; the pepper family is vast and beautiful. The bold shapes and contrasted form each takes into its subsequent fresh rotten form, captures light in a brilliant perspective of food, nature and divine intervention.
I recently completed the series in a manner that consists of 1/2 color study and 1/2 black and white, respectively.
You may view the entire exhibition online @
www.shawnpatrick.net/funk
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