Bio
Sam Taylor-Wood is a widely acclaimed English artist, working in lens-based media. In addition to a feature-length film, Taylor-Wood has created many short, conceptual videos. Her work focuses on self, and the differences between seeing inwardly and feeling outwardly. Sam Taylor-Wood's work always contains an element which is either exaggerated, or non-existent, to emphasize the internal self of the subject being portrayed.
Quotations
"Taylor-Wood’s work examines the split between being and appearance, often placing her human subjects – either singly or in groups – in situations where the line between interior and external sense of self is in conflict."
"White Cube — Sam Taylor-Wood." White Cube. Web. 14 Feb. 2011.
"Taylor-Wood’s impulses are just as close to Caravaggio’s desire to subvert his medium’s inherent limitations, in his case by painting dynamic compositions that have the potential to destroy the picture’s stillness with imminent movement."
Ward, Ossian. "Sam Taylor Wood - Articles - The Saatchi Gallery." Saatchi Gallery. Web. 14 Feb. 2011.
Relates
Sam Taylor-Wood's work relates to mine on a conceptual, and sometimes visual level. Her examination of the difference of external and internal states of being is similar to the ways I question organic objects' inherent "life" compared to their scientific or artificial lifespan. For example, the use of taxidermy in my work is to elicit a sense of once-being of the object, with regards to the blunt being in object form instead of organic. Visually, I am inspired by Taylor-Wood's films, and have been experimenting with similar ideas combining the above concepts with issues of medium. For example, I am making a short film right now that appears to be a still image at first, to question the lifespan of photography as a still image.
Interview
Sam Taylor-Wood's work relates to mine on a conceptual, and sometimes visual level. Her examination of the difference of external and internal states of being is similar to the ways I question organic objects' inherent "life" compared to their scientific or artificial lifespan. For example, the use of taxidermy in my work is to elicit a sense of once-being of the object, with regards to the blunt being in object form instead of organic. Visually, I am inspired by Taylor-Wood's films, and have been experimenting with similar ideas combining the above concepts with issues of medium. For example, I am making a short film right now that appears to be a still image at first, to question the lifespan of photography as a still image.
Interview
Gallery
http://www.whitecube.com/artists/taylorwood/
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