Sandy Skoglund

Sandy Skoglund American photographer and installation artist Born September 11, 1946 1971: Master of Arts, University of Iowa Worked as a conceptual artist in NY Now a faculty of Rutgers University

“Skoglund creates surrealist images by building elaborate sets or tableaux, furnishing them with carefully selected colored furniture and other objects, a process of which takes her months to complete. Finally, she photographs the set, complete with actors. The works are characterized by an overwhelming amount of one object and either bright, contrasting colors or a monochromatic color scheme.” --Wikipedia

LUNCHEON MEAT ON A COUNTER, ©1978 Sandy Skoglund
color photograph; approx. image area 22" X 29 1/2"

COOKIES ON A PLATE, ©1978 Sandy Skoglund color photograph; approx COOKIES ON A PLATE, ©1978 Sandy Skoglund
color photograph; approx. image area 22" X 28"
Store-bought cookies, paper plate, and decorative kitchen shelf paper.

PEAS ON A PLATE, © 1978 Sandy Skoglund color photograph; approx PEAS ON A PLATE, © 1978 Sandy Skoglund
color photograph; approx. image area 22" X 28"
Frozen peas, paper plate, and decorative kitchen shelf paper.

NINE SLICES OF MARBLECAKE, ©1978 Sandy Skoglund
color photograph; approx. image area 22" X 28 1/2"
Slices of store-bought cake arranged on paper plate, sitting 
on top of decorative kitchen shelf paper.

TWO BOXES, ©1978 Sandy Skoglund color photograph; approx TWO BOXES, ©1978 Sandy Skoglund
color photograph; approx. image area 22" X 28"
Two cardboard boxes covered with decorative kitchen shelf paper
in a set covered with the same.

TWO PLATES OF CORN, ©1978 Sandy Skoglund color photograph; approx TWO PLATES OF CORN, ©1978 Sandy Skoglund
color photograph; approx. image area 22" X 28"
Frozen kernels of corn on different sizes of paper plates, arranged 
on top of decorative kitchen tablecloth.

PEAS AND CARROTS ON A PLATE, ©1978 Sandy Skoglund
color photograph; approx. image area 22" X 28"
Frozen cubed carrots and peas arranged on a paper plate, 
sitting on top of decorative kitchen shelf paper.

ORANGE ON A BOX, ©1978 Sandy Skoglund color photograph; approx ORANGE ON A BOX, ©1978 Sandy Skoglund
color photograph; approx. image area 22" X 28"
One orange on the corner of a cardboard box covered with decorative 
kitchen shelf paper in a set covered with the same.

ACCESSORIES, ©1979 Sandy Skoglund color photograph; approx ACCESSORIES, ©1979 Sandy Skoglund
color photograph; approx. image area 27" X 34"
Painted room and props, paper plates and napkins with live model.


FERNS, ©1980 Sandy Skoglund color photograph; approx FERNS, ©1980 Sandy Skoglund
color photograph; approx. image area 27" X 34"
Plastic ferns, painted set with props and live models


GERMS ARE EVERYWHERE, © 1984 Sandy Skoglund color photograph; approx GERMS ARE EVERYWHERE, © 1984 Sandy Skoglund
color photograph; approx. image area 25 5/8" X 31 1/2"
Painted room and furniture, plastic plants, wads of chewed gum and live model.

HANGERS, ©1979 Sandy Skoglund color photograph; approx HANGERS, ©1979 Sandy Skoglund
color photograph; approx. image area 25 1/2" X 32 1/2"
Painted room and props, plastic hangers with live model.


REVENGE OF THE GOLDFISH, © 1981 Sandy Skoglund
color photograph; approx. image area 27 1/2" X 35"
Individually hand-made ceramic goldfish by the artist, 
with live models in painted set.

RADIOACTIVE CATS, ©1980 Sandy Skoglund color photograph; approx RADIOACTIVE CATS, ©1980 Sandy Skoglund
color photograph; approx. image area 25 1/2" X 33"
Sculpted plaster cats individually made by the artist.
Painted room, and props with live models


A BREEZE AT WORK, © 1987 Sandy Skoglund color photograph; approx A BREEZE AT WORK, © 1987 Sandy Skoglund
color photograph; approx. image area 38" X 54"
Sculpted bronze leaves individually made by the artist, office furniture, 
tree branches, and live models.

GATHERING PARADISE, © 1991 Sandy Skoglund color photograph; approx GATHERING PARADISE, © 1991 Sandy Skoglund
color photograph; approx. image area 47 1/4" X 61"
Artificial props of trees, bushes, patio floor, lawn furniture, and constructed set
of house facade. Hand-sculpted epoxy resin squirrels by the artist and live models.


THE INVISIBLE WEB, © 1986 Sandy Skoglund color photograph; approx THE INVISIBLE WEB, © 1986 Sandy Skoglund
color photograph; approx. image area 26 1/2" X 38"
Photographic shards, painted car. Painted bent metal forks 
and clothing designed by Sandy Skoglund.

FOX GAMES, © 1989 Sandy Skoglund color photograph; approx FOX GAMES, © 1989 Sandy Skoglund
color photograph; approx. image area 46 1/4" X 63"
Hand-sculpted epoxy resin foxes by the artist and live models.

THE WEDDING, ©1994 Sandy Skoglund color photograph; approx THE WEDDING, ©1994 Sandy Skoglund
color photograph; approx. image area 38" X 48"
Floor: orange marmalade; walls: strawberry preserves; individually hand-made ceramic roses 
in stoneware with silver-grey glaze; live models


THE WEDDING, ©1994 Sandy Skoglund color photograph; approx THE WEDDING, ©1994 Sandy Skoglund
color photograph; approx. image area 38" X 48"
Floor: orange marmalade; walls: strawberry preserves; individually hand-made ceramic roses 
in stoneware with silver-grey glaze; live models


TRUE FICTION TWO, ©1986, 2004 Sandy Skoglund
twenty color photographs; approx. image area: 14"H x 25L"

True Fiction Two is a series of twenty different images printed in an edition of ten
(with one artist proof) using archival pigmented inkjet technology.

The original series, True Fiction, ©1986, was discontinued (and the edition of 25 
never finished) when the Kodak Company cancelled the production of the dye 
transfer materials that were used in the original printing. 

With the release of True Fiction Two, each image has been meticulously crafted digitally by Sandy Skoglund 
to assimilate the visual and photographic possibilities now available in digital processes.

The result is a similar, yet significantly different feel to the sense of space
and three-dimensional photographic quality represented by each image. 
In each print, colors have been refined, contrast altered, and detail enriched. 

 TRUE FICTION TWO, ©1986, 2004 Sandy Skoglund
twenty color photographs; approx. image area: 14"H x 25L"



TRUE FICTION TWO, ©1986, 2004 Sandy Skoglund
twenty color photographs; approx. image area: 14"H x 25L"



THE WEDDING http://www.sandyskoglund.com Excerpt from THE CAMERA'S VIEW 
Location: Sandy Skoglund Art Studio, NYC 1994 
Floor: orange marmalade; walls: strawberry preserves; 
individually hand-made ceramic roses in stoneware 
with silver-grey glaze;  live models
Videography by Al Baccili 
Can put break here © 1994, 2014 Sandy Skoglund

Thank you!