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Lately, I
have been looking at the work of a German photographer/ sculptor/
installation artist named Thorsten Brinkmann.
Part of my obsession probably comes from the fact that it is clear to
me viewing his work that he is strongly influenced by art history - his
work references artists from Vermeer to Mondrian to DeChirico. His use
of light, color, pattern and found objects is really inspiring to me as
well. He constructs scenes in order to photograph them. I also think
Laura Letinsky is a genius. Her still life images are so minimal and so
rich at the same time.
Although I am a photographer, I often find myself looking to painters
for inspiration. Lately I have been looking at the work of Jean
Baptiste Oudry and Jan Weenix. Both of these artists painted still
lifes which incorporate dead animals in some way. In this case, animals
after the hunt. Many of Oudry's paintings are particularly bizarre -
which I really like.
Other than the artists I mentioned above, I find that my work is
inspired by my life. I moved to New Jersey from NYC about 5 years
ago. I started seeing so much roadkill - it ended up creeping into my
work.
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