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David Cobley

a painting of an unfinished jigsaw of 'The Kiss' by Gustav Klimt showing a woman's face

STILL LIFES

the silent world of objects

Objects have a life of their own, and suggest a narrative when juxtaposed in a particular way. They take on a significance they might not otherwise have, and become metaphors for something else, reminding me of conversations with friends, of people I have met or things I have read.

painting of a plastic model of Gromit in tin bath with yellow rubber duck

artist's palette with dippers and blob of white paint

white squash shoes, racket, bal and red striped towel see from above

raw egg and broken shell frying on a hot plate

an enamel cup of cauliflower soup, spoon and toasted bacon sandwich

the book 'I'm ok you're ok' on a white background

a colourful semi abstract painting of a bottle of wine, a glass, grapes and guitar

crumpled sheets and pillow lit from below with orange lamp

a few sprigs of ivy in a white cup on a white background

an earthenware pot between sacking and a red cloth

an unfinished jigsaw of 'the kiss' by Gustav Klimt showing a woman's face

three differently coloured tops hanging from picture hooks on a wall

an axe embedded into a log surrounded by splinters of wood

a chair lying on its side with the seat fallen out under the spotlight

a bed seen from above with the white sheets ruffled and an indent on one of the two pillows

oil painting brushes on a dirty rag next to a brush cleaning pot

a painting of English coins and notes seen from above

a heavy-duty stapler and staples against a blue-grey background

a pumpkin carved in the shape of a face for halloween

two palette knives on a clean artist's palette under a spotlight

one white, one yellow, one orange ball and a banana arranged to represent a face on a purple background

a traditional wooden mallet used by carpenters standing on a block of wood

a painting of a pink eraser in the shape of an ear resting on an easel, with a painting by Van Gogh in the background, and the inscription 'Thanks Andy' at the bottom

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