| Ellen Jantzen |
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Born and raised in St. Louis Missouri, USA
Currently live in Valencia California
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| About the Artist |
I don’t set out to make a specific image; rather, I choose physical elements and locations that I feel have a curious affinity for one another. I then purposefully, place these elements together in ephemeral assemblages. My goal is to cultivate unexpected visual references with the potential to surprise. I photograph these set ups, then, using my computer, I layer, alter and manipulate the raw photos as I search for the new images within.
Working digitally with my computer allows me to see in new ways; it affords me the opportunity of being surprised and inspired by the unexpected outcome.
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Spawn
2007 digital manipulation 61 x 114 |
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digital manipulation from a staged assemblage of elements |
Anomalous
2006 digital manipulation 36"W x 34"H |
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digital manipulation from a staged assemblage of elements |
Blind Howl
2008 digital manipulation 18"H x 24"W |
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Confrontational Fission
2009 archival inkjet 95 H x 76 W |
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from my Escaping Reality series |
Binary Exchange
2009 archival inkjet 95 H x 60 W |
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from my Escaping Reality series |
Guarding Reality
2009 archival inkjet 95 H x 189 W |
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from my Escaping Reality series |
Transfiguration
2009 archival inkjet 95 H x 76 W |
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from my Escaping Reality series |
Congratulations
2009 photo 24"H x 20"W |
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I took a photo of Barack Obama from my TV screen during election night. I manipulated it in Photoshop to create this photo. I was inspired to create a congratulatory image to commemorate the Nobel Peace Prize. |
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| Education and biography |
1992 Graduated Summa Cum Laude from FIDM (Fashion Institute of Design and Merchandising), Los Angeles California
Invitational Exhibitions
2007 PAINT AND PIXELS, at Orange County Center for Contemporary Art, Santa Ana, CA March 3-31
ALLEGORIES OF THE GENOME; exploring genetic and genomic science, at Outworks Gallery, Winnipeg, MB February 23 - 27 will also travel to Vancouver, British Columbia later this year. Curated by Holly Longstaff a PhD fellow at the W. Maurice Young Centre for Applied Ethics at the University of British Columbia
NOT RIGHT; Artists Altering Natural Schemes, at Tower Fine Arts Gallery, SUNY Brockport NY January 23 - February 18
2006 iDEAS: Works in Process, at National University Academic Headquarters, La Jolla, CA to coincide with the International Digital Media and Arts Association conference, November 9-11
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| Future shows |
In Your Dreams - Atlanta Photography exhibit
July 17 - August 28, 2009 |
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Website: www.ellenjantzen.com |
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