The other prominent object represented in “Still Life With Grapes”, is the mirror. In "The Battle Hymn of the Republic," by Julia Ward Howe, God is said to be "trampling out the vintage where the grapes of wrath are stored." In this case, the grapes symbolize anger that destroys evil. Wine, by extension, is said to represent faith because it derives from grapes. Grapes are mentioned frequently as positive objects. Furthermore, In the Bible, grapes are used as a symbol for altruism. But the grapes and the vine also have another meaning, one just as ancient with the vine being the symbol of God’s chosen people, the children of Abraham. What easily comes to mind (initially, at least) is the symbolism of Dionysus, the god of vintage in Greek mythology. The focal point and undoubtedly the most important object considered is the bunch of grapes and the vine. In Taylor’s “Still Life with Grapes”, we have an abundance of meaning. Often when viewing works of art ( or anything actually) we look at them on a superficial level but if we understand symbols, we can get a story from the painting or work of art. One question is, why the choice of objects painted? Was the painting merely a collection of random decisions or was it carefully thought out? I always appreciate philosophical discussions and as someone who looks for underlying meaning not just in a painting but in a novel or a conversation, I must confess that in my own personal collection I rarely purchase something that use representational objects without understanding the meaning of them. These are questions that have nothing to with form or color though those elements are of course important. A couple of recent ones are in regard to, “Still Life With Grapes”. Some interesting and astute questions have come my way from collectors about the works of Shaun Taylor.
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