Home work session 3 Sandy Skoglund

the Article on this installations Artist is very interesting. It's focus on the 'Walking on Egshells' piece is enlightening. Both in terms of it's content and it's context wth in the wider world of instillation art, and contepary art as a whole.

The piece and what it represents I think will vary from person to person. However having read the article to me it seems a comment on the relationship between Humans and the anthropomorphism of the natural world, turning it into deighties, making them more human in an attemp to understand the natural world.

The idea of many of Skoglund's work seems to featuure the idea of the natural or certainly animal world encroaching on the human. Such as in 'Fox Games'. The fox seen often as an antagonist or evil character, crafty and cunning is encroaching on the civilised world of a restaurant.

 

From a personal perspective, what appeals to me about her work is her use of colour and unconventional material. One example is 'Cocktail Party' made from cheesey snacks. 

Pureley from an aesthetic point of view I find the piece 'Picnic on wine' very intriguing its uses of bright greens and the ruby of the wine make it a visually stunning piece.

Overall I think I have learned from thi sbothe the value of symbolsm in a setting and also that the use of inconventional materials and colours can be extremley effective in a space. Especially if trying to create a surrealist vibe.