Comments on: The art of Maggie Taylor

The art of Maggie Taylor

docpops — Fri, 30 Sep 2005 21:08:30 -0800

Using found objects, a flatbed scanner, and an Iris printer, Maggie Taylor creates images that are described as haunting, surreal, whimsical, and beautiful.

By: Staggering Jack

Staggering Jack — Fri, 30 Sep 2005 21:17:21 -0800

These are great. Thanks for the link.

By: digaman

digaman — Fri, 30 Sep 2005 21:26:02 -0800

Really nice images, doc. Thanks. By the way, one thing that hardly anyone knows is that the primary guy who adapted the Iris printer for fine-arts work was Graham Nash. Yes, that Graham Nash.

By: blendor

blendor — Fri, 30 Sep 2005 21:31:37 -0800

Amazing. Great find, thanks.

By: fenriq

fenriq — Fri, 30 Sep 2005 21:35:20 -0800

These are beautiful and fascinating, some are very Dali-esque. And excellent addition, digaman.

By: WolfDaddy

WolfDaddy — Fri, 30 Sep 2005 22:16:17 -0800

Cool stuff, great links. Thanks.

By: Matt Oneiros

Matt Oneiros — Fri, 30 Sep 2005 22:21:29 -0800

Wow, amazing stuff, thanks man.

By: deborah

deborah — Fri, 30 Sep 2005 22:33:53 -0800

Great find, docpops!

By: beelzbubba

beelzbubba — Sat, 01 Oct 2005 05:13:40 -0800

Not to take anything away from Taylor's art, I am glad to see that someone added a tag for photoshop, cuz one could have found art, a flatbed scanner and access to an Iris printer and never come up with these prints. Taylor gave a photoshop workshop here this summer, at a seminar sponsored annually by Thomas Knoll, who, along with his brother, created Photoshop. I was much more interested in the artist Maggie Taylor dragged along with her, the photographer Jerry Uelsmann, who creates his assemblages in the camera and in the darkroom. Oh, and Taylor & Uelsmann are married to each other. Not saying one is better than the other, just saying I appreciate Uelsmann more.

By: celerystick

celerystick — Sat, 01 Oct 2005 05:56:27 -0800

I like the images too. Is this what they call a Dada-base? nyuk nyuk not being up on my art-school, immediately brings me to mind the aesthetic employed by indie musician Mark Linkous (Sparkelhorse)

By: Enron Hubbard

Enron Hubbard — Sat, 01 Oct 2005 06:22:19 -0800

When I first read the FPP, I thought of this. Then I was reading the FPP about God as an attempt to explain order and ran across the same artist again, which ties back nicely to the "God" post. There's some curious syncronicity going on here... and also some excellent posts.

By: Miko

Miko — Sat, 01 Oct 2005 08:44:16 -0800

...Can't help but say, she owes a debt of influence to Terry Gilliam. Thanks for the Uelsmann link, too: that stuff is amazing as well. And they're married? Interesting household.

By: jeffburdges

jeffburdges — Sat, 01 Oct 2005 09:18:43 -0800

Genius!

By: jann

jann — Sat, 01 Oct 2005 14:52:11 -0800

delightful, thank you! I had always heard that Jerry Uelsmann's wife was a neat artist, but I had never seen her work before. thanks!

By: Nyrath

Nyrath — Sat, 01 Oct 2005 19:44:52 -0800

That last image, the "Girl in a Bee Dress", resembles an image from the title sequence of the new TV show "Ghost Whisperer"

By: livii

livii — Mon, 03 Oct 2005 07:18:04 -0800

This is lovely, docpops, thanks!