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Born 1954 Baltimore, Maryland. Known for: Social themed common object sculpture, installations.
George Stoll handcrafts items that are normally mass factory produced to create viewer-challenging installations whereby highly realistic objects are abstracted beyond their "domestic function."... Read full biography
George Stoll handcrafts items that are normally mass factory produced to create viewer-challenging installations whereby highly realistic objects are abstracted beyond their "domestic function." Included are sponges, toilet paper, and paper towels. In creating these works, he is focused on the... Read full biography
George Stoll handcrafts items that are normally mass factory produced to create viewer-challenging installations whereby highly realistic objects are abstracted beyond their "domestic function." Included are sponges, toilet paper, and paper towels. In creating these works, he is focused on the relationship between consumer culture and high art. His first exhibition was in 1994 in Los Angeles, and was titled Tupperware. Stoll elevates what is usually considered disposable to art by asking... Read full biography
George Stoll handcrafts items that are normally mass factory produced to create viewer-challenging installations whereby highly realistic objects are abstracted beyond their "domestic function." Included are sponges, toilet paper, and paper towels. In creating these works, he is focused on the relationship between consumer culture and high art. His first exhibition was in 1994 in Los Angeles, and was titled Tupperware. Stoll elevates what is usually considered disposable to art by asking viewers to take another look at those objects that surround them.". Stoll was born in the suburbs of Baltimore, and in the 1970s and 80s, lived in New York City, where, while studying design, he held various jobs such as making jewelry, set designing... Read full biography
George Stoll handcrafts items that are normally mass factory produced to create viewer-challenging installations whereby highly realistic objects are abstracted beyond their "domestic function." Included are sponges, toilet paper, and paper towels. In creating these works, he is focused on the relationship between consumer culture and high art. His first exhibition was in 1994 in Los Angeles, and was titled Tupperware. Stoll elevates what is usually considered disposable to art by asking viewers to take another look at those objects that surround them.". Stoll was born in the suburbs of Baltimore, and in the 1970s and 80s, lived in New York City, where, while studying design, he held various jobs such as making jewelry, set designing horror films, and working as an artist assistant. Then he moved to Los Angeles where he continued his "Tupperware" exhibits... Read full biography
George Stoll - Artist Info
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Keywords (16)
Art Method
- •Installation Art
- •Murals: Design, Painting, Fresco, Mosaic, Glass
- •Sculpture, Three Dimensional Forms, Sculptor
Art Media
Art Subject
- •Hand-Crafted Objects
- •Social Commentary, Cultural Issues, Political, Racial Views
- •Symbolism, Iconography, Ceremonial
Awards/Recognition
- •Prix de Rome Prize
Chronology
- •Late 20th Century After 1950
Added Description
- •Abstract Sculpture Specialty