"Minds Eye"

Todd Kefor’s “Still Life”, is definitely a jungle gym for the eyes. It holds an admix of different shapes, colors, and hues; which all go beautifully together. Generally a depressing seen, Kefor adds a splash of color by providing a red backdrop along with fresh rosy flowers that are of contrast and add balance, to the gloomy feeling that hangs over the paintings corners. The skulls, dark casting shadows, and concrete boxes co-inside with this depressed feeling, as a mocking monkey almost seems to tease the viewer, bringing them in closer to interpret the true meaning of its presence.

Indeed this picture is a play on the eyes, which makes it so interesting to me. When I look at this piece I think of what does this specific painting symbolize? Perhaps anger because of the cinderblocks with chucks of it missing. Or perhaps death, which in this case the skulls, and flowers are extreme motifs. Or perhaps the artist wanted it to be a mystery, by adding a locked jewelry case, and the monkey, almost daring the viewer to ‘take it as it is’ or find out what it means from their own perspective.


Kayla F.