Still Life with the Necklace

作品賞析

In Lin Cheng-che’s Still Life with Necklace, the necklace is separated from its usual “accessory” supporting role in portraiture and becomes the star of a still life. Compositionally, the objects are placed on a smooth, reflective surface that gradually merges into an indistinct background, which makes it easier for the viewer to focus on the subject. The objective title leaves imagination up to the viewers, whose encounters with the work will differ depending on their own experience. In addition, the artist has always cared about the relationship between manmade products and the natural environment. In this painting, he meticulously depicts the objects’ texture and captures the cool quality of the light, so that the plastic jewelry and natural shell reflect each other and exude something like a holy radiance. Nature and artifice thus conduct an interesting dialogue.