Juan Sánchez Cotán - Bodegón (Still Life)
Juan Sánchez Cotán. This was the guy. The inspiration for Bodegón (Still Life), my latest photography series. Cotán was a Spanish 1600s painter. He started out flexing his still life talent, but fairly quickly pivoted, devoting his life to the church. As a result, not many of his still-life paintings exist.
With my series Bodegón (Still Life), the most common comment that I get is that the viewer is reminded of paintings from the Dutch Masters. I totally get that. Maybe that’s what drew me to Cotan’s paintings. He was a pioneer of realism in Spain and was ahead of the time. I loved discovering his work.
The spark was set for this project over two years ago. What started as an aesthetic-inspired romance quickly turned into a personal connection.
