Love Apples - Red Tomatoes in a Silver Bowl
by Mitch Spence
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Love Apples - Red Tomatoes in a Silver Bowl
Artist
Mitch Spence
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Photograph
Description
Tomatoes were once called love apples (known in French as pommes d'amour) because, it was thought, they acted as aphrodisiacs. Here the bright red fruit (also sometimes counted as a vegetable) is seen from directly above in a silver bowl, of which only the rim shows. The bowl sits on a tile pattern in gray and black, creating a dramatic contrast with the brilliant red. Tomatoes are a member of the nightshade or Solanaceae family, which includes eggplants, potatoes, tobacco, and peppers.
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March 6th, 2016
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