Blog: Pitchfork: Forkcast

Still-life artwork has had a varying reputation over the centuries, but from ancient times to Cézanne, the format has allowed artists a degree of freedom with light, color, and composition that can be hard to match in more naturalistic settings. Of course, the video for "Wonder Stranger", from latest Via Tania LP Moon Sweet Moon , isn't a still life, but director Michelle Ruiz focuses on a bountiful arrangement of fruits and vegetables that could've come to life out of one. Via Tania, aka Australian-born Chicago chanteuse Tania Bowers, sings in a wispy, [...]