Sandy Skoglund Erica Howe and Tilo Lopez Biography - Born Sept. - PowerPoint PPT Presentation

Sandy Skoglund Erica Howe and Tilo Lopez

Biography - Born Sept. 11, 1946 - Weymouth, Massachusetts - Known for: Photography, Sculptures, Installation - Part of Photo Surrealism Movement

History of Photo Surrealism - Surrealism is an art and literature movement that peaked in the early twentieth century. Surrealism aimed at expressing imaginative dreams and visions free from conscious rational control. - Dreamlike conceptual photography - Photography emerged into surrealist activity with Man Ray and Maurice Tabard with the use of procedures such as double exposure, combination printing, montage, and solarization dramatically evoked the union of dream and reality.

The Process - Skoglund creates surrealist images by building elaborate sets or tableaux, furnishing them with carefully selected small children and other objects, a process of which takes her moths to complete. Finally, she photographs the set, complete with actors. - Repetitive, process-oriented art production through the techniques of mark-making and photocopying. - Interest in the mix of artificial with natural

Fox Games Process

Luncheon Meat on a Counter, 1978, Still Food Life series

Peas and Carrots on a Plate, 1978, Still Food Life series

Cookies on a Plate, 1978, Still Food Life series

Two Boxes, 1979

Radioactive Cats, 1980

Fox Games, 1989

Revenge of the Goldfish, 1981

True Fiction Two, 1986- 2004 BLUE BULB

True Fiction Two continued… ERRORS OF THE EFFICIENT MIND

True Fiction Two continued… SEMIOTICS OF SURPRISE

The Cold War, 1999

Breathing Glass, 2000

Bibliography “Sandy Skoglund Image Galleries.” ImageList , www.sandyskoglund.com/pages/imagelist/imagelist%20home.html. “Sandy Skoglund.” Claudio Bravo Biography – Claudio Bravo on Artnet , Pace Gallery, 2018, www.artnet.com/artists/sandy-skoglund/. “Home.” FAMOUS PHOTOGRAPHERS , 2018, www.famousphotographers.net/sandy-skoglund.