ARTSCAPE
Nature’s subtle irregularities and variations are fodder for Jon Foreman. Using found leaves, stones, and sand, the Wales-based artist assembles swirling gradients and organic motifs that radiate across forest floors and beaches.
He precisely arranges each composition by size and colour, relying on basic geometric principles to transform a humble material and unconventional backdrop into stunning artworks.
Contributing to the long history of still life in European art history, Eric Wert’s compositions take a contemporary view of the tradition while retaining the elements that characterize the genre: composition and precision. Abundant flowers spill from displays and cross sections of fruit reveal sensual textures. The backdrops also complement the central subject, often depicting ornamental textiles or wallpaper patterns.
Wert references the qualities of vanitas painting in particular, which brim with symbolism intended to remind the viewer of the worthlessness of worldly desires or pleasures within the broader context of mortality.
South Bucks, U.K.-based photographer Barry Webb favours the shimmering, gelatinous, and iridescent growths that sprout from decaying wood and plant material. His macro shots magnify the often imperceptible details of small slime molds, capturing the specimen’s unique characteristics with striking detail.
From the globular heads of the Comatricha nigra to the spongey forms of the Arcyria denudata, each photo unveils the diversity and intricacies of some of the world’s tiniest organisms.