Exodus

Posted: July 27, 2009 
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This is the last installment in the Journey of the Stones series, for which I will post a link soon.  Exodus shows us a guiding light leading the ever-silhouetted procession to finally pass out of the place of ancient mysticism and walk renewed in the living, visceral world (note: the procession enters The Trespass to the right and leaves Exodus to the left).  We have been tempted, we have fallen, and by this, we have been cleansed of our ignorance and selfishness.  Peace, brothers and sisters and all sentient beings, and walk with an imagination never hindered, for only choice separates it from reality.

For another experimental work involving Stonehenge, investigate Laurie Simmons and her Pink Stonehenge.  Other similar artists (of a similar photographic movement where propped toys are pantomimes of real people and objects) are Sandy Skoglund and David Levinthal.  Skoglund’s Work is a Breeze (which can be seen in the “More of Joy of Photography” listed in the Recommendations page) is a truly ingenious and influential feminist piece, representing the commonplace treatment of women and the paradigm of their places in the workforce, and emblematic of her style as an artist, which is unmistakable, painstaking, and provocative.  Though each employs a different style and approach with their props, Levinthal and Simmons both use toys to mimic the artificiality and superficiality of the current human standard, forcing us to conceive of ourselves as pre-packaged, mass produced figurines for the amusement and placement of a governing system.  Simmons is quite famous for her handcrafted backdrops and figures, and has even designed her own toy because of her renown.

To learn more of Laurie Simmons, visit http://www.nyfa.org/level4.asp?id=112&fid=1&sid=51&tid=167

To learn more of Sandy Skoglund, visit http://www.sandyskoglund.com/

To learn more about David Levinthal, visit http://www.davidlevinthal.com/