The Power Of The Static

Still life,is a category of painting that describes the static objects painting category. It is an artistic language with enchanting power in the art realm. The still life has its special value and its special value lies in the fact that although it describes static objects, the emotion reflected is fluid.Painting is an art that solidifies time and space for solidifying. It embodies the dynamic in the static and signifies the development of objects through an embedding instant. And it displays the dynamic and static beauty of plastic art through the momentum moving power in silence. This characteristic is in the still life and the dialectical relation between the static and the dynamic is most typically exhibited. This essay is to take still life as the object of research. First the essay static form the beginning concept of still life. Then the essay follows the thread of development of the still life to analyse its exhibit features and artistic images. After that, the essay further explores the dynamic and static beauty it displays in the plastic arts and its value in the whole realm of painting arts. What should be particularly painted out is what static objects are not silent. This view is accepted by both the eastern and western artists. The still life paintings reflect the artists emotion and thinking of life. They exhibit a quality that originates from life but surpasses life.