the last 6 weeks i took part in a workshop that found place every wendsday (with some interruptions). the workshop was conducted by roland sips, who also gives lessons in illustration design on the acadamy i am studying at. the assignment (or directive) was to make a stillive picture, related to those from the year about 1700, but somehow translated to 2007. therefore the workshop was called "stillive '07". we should create the relation for example by using a modern content or objects in the picture, but still letting it be influenced by it's predecessorss for example by including something like the "death", what was an often used topic in the old stilllife paintings. we could use different printing techniques, like copperplate engraving or linoleum-printing (i used that).
i tried to get a connection to death, perhaps you see it yourself. if not i can explain:
i showed modern things that can lead to it. drinking and driving, burning because of smoking in bed or unhealthy living causing a heart attack or something like that.