sandy skoglund filesandy skoglund by: robbie haynes, kaitlyn davis, meg metzger-seymour & kris...

Sandy SkoglundBy: 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.

ProcessSkoglund 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 WorkSkoglund’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 CitedHeiferman, 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.