Pears by Jean-Francois Dupuis
Jean-Francois Dupuis’ conceptual photograph of “Pears” is taken in a refreshing new light compared to many of the other still life images out there. The selective use of cool and warm colors compliment each other nicely and allow a large amount of freedom for the artist to contrast the two pears. Blue and yellow tones set the mood for this image, which makes it seem dream-like and relaxing when I view it.
The two pears are central yet off balance just enough to create a dynamic composition, and I like the partial diagonal created by the yellow pear going from upper right to the center of the photograph. The background of the photograph remind me of something I would see if I were able to travel to an alien world, mixed with planet Earth’s autumn.
My favorite part of this piece is definetely the sharp contrast and focus of the yellow pear and the very shallow depth of field for the blue pear. The use of yellow is also interesting to make the yellow pear stand out more. It took me about a minute to actually realize the blue color towards the bottom of the photograph was a pear. Something about the muted blue made it almost invisible. The subtlety and beauty of this piece are what interest me about “Pears”.
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