Sandy Skoglund By: Emma, Allie, Tibayan ART120 Photorealism
Bio - Sandy Skoglund was born in 1946 in Quincy, MA. - She went to Smith College for her BFA and eventually got a MFA from the University of Iowa. - She became a Professor at the University of Hartford and then began teaching at Rutgers University. - Her photographs are exhibited all over the world such as Paris, Denver, CO, Chicago, New York, and Seoul. - Some of her most prominent works includes Fox Games and Revenge of the Goldfish .
History of Photorealism - Began in the United States during the 1960s but gained more traction during the 1990s - Drew inspiration from Pop, Conceptualist, and Minimalist art - Also drew inspiration from commercial and advertising art - Photorealism is defined as projecting an image onto a medium that isn’t photographic in nature, such as a canvas or a computer
Art Process: Installation - “The term installation art is used to describe large-scale, mixed-media constructions, often designed for a specific place or for a temporary period of time” - Finds herself drawn towards artificial things and their connection to the natural world - The majority of her pieces are questions she asks herself - The idea that humans aren’t the only ones on Earth - Her goal with photographing her installations is to “preserve the strangeness of it all”
The Revenge of Goldfish - Has somewhat of a dream-like quality - Scene centers around a monochromatic blue room with a lot of bright orange goldfish and in the center there is an awake child next to a sleeping adult. - The boy seems to be the only one aware of the goldfish - Scene becomes ominous in nature due to the appearance of the fish being very lifeless.
Radioactive Cats - Greenish-gray surroundings and people - Bright green cats on almost all surfaces in the room. - Possibly representing the adaptation of nature post-nuclear war
Fox Games By the Numbers 1989 - Gray room with possibly elite people in gray attire - Fancy dining area - Foxes roam around the area - Foxes are a bright red - Could be showing the inner nature of elite as being very sly in nature
A Breeze At Work - Everything but the leaves are a peachy color - Leaves are a vibrant blue that is encroaching on the office scene - People seem to be ignoring the branches - Possibly a commentary on how unaware we are about nature and just keep working
The Wedding - Flowers - Jam covers the walls and floors - The giant cake acts as a shadow, as well as, a witness - The color red One Explanation: - Tackles the human idea of permanence
Walking On Eggshells - Creates an irony around them - Everything has a similar hue - Snakes and Bunnies - The humans - Hieroglyphs One Explanation: - Humans invading the natural land and leaving a destructive footprint
The Green House - The regular living room - Dogs crowd the room - The color green and the furry ground - The unaware humans One Explanation: - Global warming
Raining Popcorn - Popcorn covering the wall - The people - The dog like sculpture and trees One Explanation: - “An homage to the expansiveness of the state’s landscapes”
Gathering Paradise - Concentrates on domestic security being dominated by environmental chaos - The domestic human area is suggested to be a different form of a forest for animals - Patio and interior color swap is to reverse expectations of the space
Maybe Babies - Intended to be nightmarish in nature, hinting of a nuclear future - Implies that the children are mutated or exposed to unnatural phenomena - The intense pigment change of the babies is to emulate spectral aggression
Fresh Hybrid - Focuses on the shifting reality and possibilities of shapes between human and organic structures - Emphasizes human impact on nature by using artificial objects to create set - Targets sacrifice of innocence
The Cocktail Party - Mimics the unsettling tendencies of social interactions - Indicates how people often splinter into separate groups and are still unsatisfied - The fun nature of cheese noodles is to juxtapose the horrors of chaotic human interaction
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