Sandy Skoglund Born in 1946 Surreal Photographer
Dec 10, 2015
Sandy SkoglundBorn in 1946
Surreal Photographer
Info
• Born in Quincy Massachusetts in 1946
• Went to Smith College and University of Iowa
• Has been a professor of Art since 1973
• Taught first at University of Hartford’s art school in Connecticut from 1973-1976
• Has been teaching at Rutgers University in New Jersey since 1976
Revenge of the Goldfish [1981]
• “I really like this picture because that element of sadness and annoyance makes a great sense of what the photo is really about.”
Maybe Babies [1983]
• Sandy Skogland admits to being obsessed with her art “I don’t know how I could not be, since art is you”
Raining Popcorn [2001]
• Used thousands of pieces of popcorn to make this photo
• “Sandy Skogland and her work is definitely out there and quirky, but down to art it is beautiful and mesmerizing.”
Breathing Glass [2000]
• Used thousands of pieces of broken glass to shape human-like figures
Cold War [1999]
• “She really uses her feelings and emotions to reflect into her work. I like how in each photograph she takes there is an element that is specific and appears very clear.”
The Cocktail Party [2002]
• Constantly used Plaster and chicken wire to shape animals, and also using furniture and people
• "I think I am most fond of the unseen part. I mean that the various cultural experiences that I go through, and the behavioral aspects of getting the work done, are just as important as the installation and the photograph”
Favorite
• Fox Games [1989]
• I really like how this photo is different and strange and how she uses bold colors and the plaster molds to shape the picture
References
• http://www.sandyskoglund.com/
• http://www.artcyclopedia.com/artists/skoglund_sandy.html
• http://www.agallery.com/Pages/photographers/skoglund.html