Art talk by Jeanne Couaillier

Feasting the eye, from the humblest genre to the boast of wealth.
How still-life, the least considered genre, became the mirror of ostentation and the rise of capitalism?

How can a half-peeled lemon be so philosophical?

How can one asparagus be a thank you gift?

Is foodstagramming the new Memento Mori?

How did the Portuguese Great Discoveries Era influence painting in Europe?

How can food and flowers contain so many religious, political, and social symbols?

I have been teaching art, art history, and epistemology for 20 years in France, India, China, Thailand, and now in Lisbon.

I graduated from La Sorbonne et Les Arts Décos, Paris.

I have been notably a scenographer, costume and textile designer, and designer for several magazines.

Atelier da Graça, Rua do Vale de Santo António 242A, 19h, 15 euros/pers.