Sunday 4/12 Entry

Candida Höfer

Candida's work focuses on the elegance and opulence of man-made interiors. Her most famous series analyzes large religious and intellectual institutions. These vacant spaces were clearly created for large populations to engage in similar activities, and yet the extremely high-end fashion of the interiors leaves the viewer wondering what kind of population and what kind of activities.

This is very similar to the nature of my current series. My goal is to plant questions in the viewers mind, and to let them imagine what is "supposed" to be going on, whether it is something average or extraordinary. I also hope to achieve the technical expertise of Candida. Her lighting and composition are exquisite, as are the colors in her pieces. They are both alluring visually and conceptually.

http://www.renabranstengallery.com/hofer.html http://www.artnet.com/Artists/ArtistHomePage.aspx?artist_id=691911&Page_tab=Artworks_for_sale http://www.thecoolhunter.net/books/LIBRARIES---CANDIDA-HOFFER/ http://hopefulforhappy.blogspot.com/2008/08/libraries-by-candida-hoffer.html