{"id":1774,"date":"2010-04-29T08:50:40","date_gmt":"2010-04-29T12:50:40","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/blog.zatista.com\/?p=1774"},"modified":"2016-07-20T07:43:33","modified_gmt":"2016-07-20T07:43:33","slug":"empty-calories-consuming-still-lives","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.zatista.ie\/blog\/2010\/04\/empty-calories-consuming-still-lives\/","title":{"rendered":"Empty Calories: Consuming Still Lives"},"content":{"rendered":"

I love art history as much as the next person, but I have to admit I laughed a little while reading about a recent study on the progressive growth of food portions. The study by Cornell University<\/a> was based on scrutinizing 52 versions of Leonardo Da Vinci\u2019s Last Supper<\/a>. Did this study strike anyone else as odd?<\/p>\n

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Paul LaCroix "Still Life With Fruit" The Cooley Gallery<\/p><\/div>\n

It\u2019s not that I didn\u2019t find the results interesting – I suppose I was merely surprised by the convergence of the terms \u2018Last Supper\u2019 and \u2019super-sized\u2019 in one headline.<\/p>\n

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Sandy Burr "Pomegranate 02" zatista.com<\/p><\/div>\n

At the very least, the study\u2019s choice to use The Last Supper painting as the basis of research was a smart marketing tool since it seems to have caught everyone\u2019s attention.<\/p>\n

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James Moore "Tomatoes and Red Stripe" Garvey Simon Art Access <\/p><\/div>\n

In light of this study, and as an homage to the old world, I took some time to look at still lives<\/a> of food and drink. It\u2019s the type of genre that often gets overlooked in our modern, high tech world.<\/p>\n

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Jeremiah Patterson "Still Life With Red Mullet" zatista.com<\/p><\/div>\n

The right still life, however, can be quite an intriguing addition to your walls at home.<\/p>\n

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Kathryn Parker Almanas "Breakfast I" zatista.com<\/p><\/div>\n

Select a style that expresses your tastes \u2014 painting, photography, drawing \u2013 or simply select images that depict your favorite savory or succulent foods.<\/p>\n

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Kees Alderliesten "Blossom, Eggs and Orange" The Catto Gallery<\/p><\/div>\n

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Johannes Wessmark "Don't Play With Your Food" zatista.com<\/p><\/div>\n

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Brian Davies "Archebold" Casa das Artes Galeria<\/p><\/div>\n

And for those worried about hefty portions, perhaps through art, you can trade caloric intake for aesthetic delights \u2026<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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