Anna Ullrich: Taut Turnip

Artist(s):

• Anna Ullrich

Title:

Taut Turnip

Exhibition:

• SIGGRAPH 1998: Touchware

Creation Year:

1997

Medium:

Cibachrome print

Size:

24" x 15.4"

Category:

• 2D & Wall-Hung

Keywords:

• cibachrome print
• digital imagery
• montage

Artist Statement:

I use the computer to create seamless environments out of incongruous elements, including flatbed-scanned images of objects, appropriated photography, and three-dimensional imagery. My digital montage process is analogous to the activity of sewing.

I use fabrics and other materials to redress and transform figures, and to create an illusory narrative space. I’m inspired to use a lot of my imagery for the texture it brings to my compositions. Images of fabric, papers, and organic materials create a sensuous tactileness in my prints. I stitch together disparate elements to create a rich embroidered tapestry whose decorative qualities I sometimes use to make subversive content more palatable.