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"James Tormey paints still lifes with a meticulous and almost ferocious clarity. His subject matter is entirely traditional: fruit, vegetables or eggs appear in bowls or on surfaces illuminated by powerful directional light.
The heavy contrast and carefully modulated tonal shifts allow the forms to assert themselves in an almost theatrical manner, making the objects appear spectacularly real. Rather than simply rendering his subjects for the pleasure of it, however, Tormey builds stronger and more precise meaning into his work by exploring how the backgrounds and settings for his still lifes can convey particular ideas." 
John Parks, American Artist magazine, December 2006 |
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