Sandy Skoglund By: Robbie Haynes, Kaitlyn Davis, Meg Metzger-Seymour & Kris Rathburn
Biography Born in Weymouth, Massachusetts in 1946 Studied Studio Art & Art History at Smith College in from 1964-68 Went to graduate school at the University of Iowa. Studied Filmmaking, Intaglio Printmaking and Multimedia Art Moved to New York City in 1972, started working as a conceptual artist Taught herself photography to capture conceptual ideas
Movement Symbolizes people’s subconscious fears. Underlying thoughts and feelings. Large and Bright.
Process Skoglund creates intricate scenes for the images she creates. Some take months to make. She successfully experiments with a variety of themes. She mixes artificial objects with natural objects. Skoglund has to work around availability of materials as sometimes her ideas require more than what is manageable.
Description of Work Skoglund’s intention is to trigger discomfort and self reflection in her work. No matter how seductive or loopy her materials, imagery, or implied narrative is, she’s is always focused on the production of metaphors that reflect human fear and vulnerability. She challenges her audience to look past the surface pattern, and try to find the essense of the work.
Babies at Paradise Pond, 1996
Raining Popcorn , 2001
Breathing Glass, 2000
Radioactive Cats , 1980
The Wedding, 1994
Revenge of the Goldfish, 1980
Fresh Hybrid, 2008
Two Plates of Corn, 1978
Fox Games, 1989
Spirituality in the Flesh, 1992
A Breeze at Work, 1987
Barbie, 1994
Works Cited Heiferman, Marvin. "Introductory Essay for the Exhibition of Raining Popcorn." Sandy Skoglund Art Site. 2001. Accessed February 04, 2019. http://www.sandyskoglund.com/. “Sandy Skoglund Artist Resume.” Sandy Skoglund Art Site. Accessed February 04, 2019. http://www.sandyskoglund.com/. Skoglund, Sandy. "Spirituality in the Flesh." ArtForum. Accessed February 04, 2019. https://www.artforum.com/print/199202/spirituality-in-the-flesh-a-project-for-artforum-33625. T, Doris. "Sandy Skoglund." Sandy Skoglund. May 22, 2008. Accessed February 04, 2019. http://dorisseniorshonors.blogspot.com/2008/05/sandy-skoglund.html.
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