Curatorial notes
Mary Fedden made this painting, titled *Fruit*, in 2009 using oil on canvas. Isn't it interesting how the colours and brushstrokes can almost make you taste the fruit? The painting feels like a recipe, a way of seeing and making all at once. I love the way Fedden applies the paint, it's smooth but has this slight roughness to it, like she's trying to capture the real, tactile feel of each fruit. Look at that black table, the way it holds everything together but also pushes the fruit forward. It’s the star of the painting, even if it’s just a surface. It reminds me a bit of Morandi, in how he used simple shapes to explore deep feelings, a quiet revolution against big statements. Ultimately, painting is an exchange, an ongoing conversation, like sharing fruit with friends around a table.