My Artist Resume

This is my resume not big but its all of it.

Katie Stanton

Education:

• Virginia Commonwealth University, Richmond, VA (Fall 2007 to Present). School of the Arts, Photography and Film Major, Business Minor.
• Colonial Forge Highschool, Stafford, VA. June 2007. Standard Diploma, 3.4 GPA. Highlights Tresurer for National Art Honors Society Fall 2003 spring 2004. Member National Art Honor Society Spring and Fall 2006.

Technical Experience:
Tranined in

• 35 mm Black and White photography
• 120 mm Black and White photography
• Studio Photography
• Digital Photography
• Photoshop CS2
• Photoshop CS3
• Microsoft Word

Work Experience:

• Band Photographer for Morrisey Conflict and several other bands in the stafford and frederickburg Virginia area 2004-2007. Took photos for there CD covers, websites, posters and flyers.
• Photographed for rapper Christ Stats for his website, flyer, poster, and also made his CD cover and back paid for service June 2008 Stafford, VA.
• Photographed model shots for Sarah Purguson she needed photos submit to try and get into Americas Next Top Model January 2008 Stafford, VA.
• Photographed model shots for Bryan Irvin to submit to model agencies September 2008.
• Event photographer for July 2008 Car Pungo Drifting Event.
• Shot personal photos for Laura Diddams July 2008 Stafford, VA.
• Funeral photographer for baby David Lee Diddams funeral Febuary 2008, Stafford, VA.
• Photographed Midge and Skip Stanton 50th Wedding Anniversery June, 2007 in Rochester, NY.
• Documented Veronica Huyhn Undergraduate Artwork April, 2009 Richmond, VA recieved small payment.
• Participated in Senior Art show May 2009 Stafford, VA at Colonial Forge High School.

Artist Statement on Intermediate final Project.

For my final project for my intermediate class I decided to do series of photos of pay phones. I got my idea looking through the work of Edward Ruscha. I love that in his photography work he likes the idea of not needing a explination to understand his work. With my documentation of the payphones I wanted to document somthing people are slowley forgetting about. Payphones use to be highly used and now they are not anymore they are just a decoration on the american landscape now. The fact they are being forgotten highly interests me and wants me to document them. It is like getting last pictures of animal that is going exstinct you know you see them at the moment but they will not be there anymore the next. My main point of this art projet is documenting somthing that is being forgotten before it disapeers. I like that i just have short phrase to go with my work because i like to leave the rest up to the viewers mind. I believe artists have to much for you to read when they display work I like to keep it the way older artist did and leave it to the mind. That is my goal with my current art project.

My 2nd art entry

I decided to apply online to the center for fine art photographys black and white gallery. I decided to submit 3 picture of my black and white phone booth pictures I took for my intermediate class. It was just 35 dollars i dont think that is bad at all for a art gallery.

I applied to the anderson gallery

Then i got rejecteddd lol probably because the pieces i submitted didnt really fit together

Marches first friday

I was not make it to marches first friday night but the following week i visted the galleries and saw everything the showed that night. I was only able see three galleries because alot were closed. The three were quirk, Metro space gallery, and Photographic arts gallery.

Quirk was not overly impressive they had the same artist up from the month before up in there big room space. In the back they had a vault though that i saw for first time there was artist that had ceramic piece were really interesting. They were vases and othere things painted in a old stone kinda feel. The artist name was Don Davis. I like the old earthy colors he used gave his pieces a calm kind of feeling. His work also kind of tricks you into thinkng his stuff was made a hundred to two hundred years ago was cool.

Second gallery I viewed by staring in the window because it was closed but you could still see everything. It was called Metro Space gallery all the work in there was visualy captivating there was big used of bright colors and gave you kind of a trippy feel. I did not see name of artist but i have say the work in there interested me more then most galleries work does. There was silver brick tower thing on the inside with yellow eye was facinating could not stop staring at the eye on it. When I paint i always use bright colors so it always highly like art that also uses bright colors. Its interesting to see somthing similar or kinda or in same relm of what you do.

My favorite gallery I saw was the photographic Arts gallery I also viewed everything through the window there because the place was locked. They were showing a man named James Phelps work I loved this gallery. I have never seen panoramic pictures put up for art show before. The whole gallery was James panoramic pictures it was awsome. Most the photos were in sephia tone which was cool because usually you dont see alot of sephia pictures put up eithere gave it a slight old feel which is always interesting to see. All his pictures were either of streets or landscapes from what I could see. My favorite photo i saw of his was actually black and white. It was sitting on ground against wall and was beautiful. The photoshoping was perfect lighting and tones were perfect everything about it was beautiful i wish i could have it hanging on my wall right now but i couldnt afford it and the place was closed.

Graduate show at anderson gallery (hassan work)

The graduate show was really impressive. I though was kool that the show was on all four floors I did not even know they take some of the shows that high. First I was running around to find Hassans work but I found it alone of the third floor. It pretty cool they put it alone by itself. In his video hes putting what i think is like green shaving cream on his face so you soon figure out hes in bath tube or at least somewhere in bathroom. So putting the video by bathrrom in gallery was smart especially for association. I kind of suck at being able tell what art is about but i found video visual interesting. I do admit was strange see my teacher without his hair and beard that was what i thought about first but was good. I just could not tell the deep meaning of the film but i found it interesting. My artwork i usually dont have deep meaning to it at all so it does nto bother me when i can not see the hidden meaning if there is one in a pieace. I thought the lighting in the film was great was not to dark or to light. If i could guess what it was about i might ink somthing about change. He was lil scruffy in the beginning had his piercings in and went to the process of taking them out and shaving. So i might guess it is about change. The video definitly had the power to capture your attention and want to sit down and watch. Some short films all you can think is en is this going to be over or you just cant finish watching and walk away. I sat and watched the whole thing it definitly put you in a art daze and gets you thinking.

VCU undergraduate art show

The vcu undergraduate art show was fascinating. I liked last years better but it was still impressive. I felt who put the last years show did better at arranging and making the spaces look more interesting. When i walked in the installation that was several circles painted on the wall with necklaces dangleing now that was different and kool because of that i really liked it. I think the artist was cassandra mever. There was student Jacob Cunningham he had beautiful photographs. His photos had great detail was excellent. One person Grace Walker got her photos in i do not even know why because the photoshop was terrible. The lines were fuuzy horrizon line didnt match up was terrible. I saw Madison FIsks boulder dangeling from rop from ceilling that was amazing. When i first saw it i though it was a actual boulder after reading up i soon learned that it just made of stirofoam. That piece was the most visually captivating piece there it tricked everybody and you couldnt help but to stare at it for long time. It was a good show a little to much whtie space for my liking but it did great.

Recycled art show

About a couple weeks ago I went to the commons and saw small art show that was all made out of recycled items. I thought was really interesting. The idea of making something without really spending money is a great idea. I was really fascinated with the skateboard art they wernt in a interesting arrangement but the idea of making art with old skateboards is a great idea. Skateboarders break and go through boards all the time and they are just thrown in the trash so using them to make art is resourceful. It is a interesting and great idea for art and i really like it.

3rd Visitng artist Amy Stein (posted late)

Amy stein I would haveo say was one of the most interesting artists I have ever seen come to vcu. She did really well in the department of stepping outside of the box and doing somthing different then everybody else. The taxedermy animals she used were put together really well you can't tell if they are dead or alive at all. That is really amazing that national geographic was thinking about having her shoot for them. Her photos were lit well how she set up everything was great nothing looked out of place at all. I like that her pictures are interpratations of real stories shes heard from local people. I like that her pictures are very crisp and in focus. Out of all her photo series domesticated series is my all time favorite and i think her best.

Again being slow

I again went to all the shows and forgot to post about them had everything written in notebook but not online. I always seem lack at keeping up with interenet stuff. Im posting about art shows i submiteed to and art statement and resume.

Alix Pearlistein the first visiting artist

I was not able to make it to this lecture but I was able to look up information on her on the interenet. Her work makes me think of people that dont take art seriously anymore. Looking at her videos just confused me and all i could think is she serious? I really did not find any of her stuff as true art. I see people goofing off and being weird when looking at the videos. What she did was not out of the box or different was just trying so hard to stand out that you just end up making your self look stupid. She needs to work on the point of her work what shes trying to get across because I am not getting it all. I am just left with bewilderment and confusion with her.

2nd Art Walk (March first friday galleries)

I missed March's First Friday but a couple days ago I was able to walk to some of the art galleries that were still showing work from then to write about. I was able to go see the 1708 gallery, the Quirk Gallery and the Visual Arts Studio Gallery.

The 1708 Gallery had a show called Rain or Shine that featured Kate Burt, Sarah Hollis, Ryan Mullingham and Stacy Searcy.

At first when I walked in I saw Kate Burts work and I thought why do they have a collection of several children's drawing. Then i walked up closer and realized it was all her journaling and sketching on copied pictures of the inside of a blank notebook. I could tell this artist had some OCD mannerisms. She was not a highly skilled artist or was a professional at what she did but it was interesting. I mean i would not display her stuff on my walls but it was cool to look at just as a one time thing. I had no clue until reading her artist statement that it was about consumerism or documenting her daily purchases. Her work surprised me every time i walked closer or found out more information about her stuff which is cool.

Now in the back I did not see which artist did what did not see any names put anywhere but what they had was very interesting. I think the funniest piece that compelled to me the most was a painting of this creature called Wookie McNugget Live looked kinda like a sasqwatch or big foot. (For some reason i keep seing pieces resembling big foot/sasqwatch and I always love it for some reason.) They had it displayed in a frame that looked similar to a circus tent it was very interesting.

The downfall of the show was the collection of small cloud paintings. I found it pretty boring and all I could think was why? I mean it is hard to paint clouds and the artist was good at it but I did not find it interesting at all.


Quirk was okay. I found these little ceramic/wire sculptures te most interesting. There was horses, cows, elephant and fish animals they made partly wire and ceramic. I like it alot because looking at the wire parts of it was like looking at skeleton of animal. It seemed like kind of a science art collection was very appealing.

What they had in the back was prety funny this artist Susan Whittier did pieces on paper glass and fabric. Most of the works were seeing legs and feet upside down was funny. One of her pieces were of the upside down legs cut out of paper and they casted a shadow onto the wall which i though was even more interesting.


I walked into the Visual Artist Studio and they had good variety of work there. Only a few artists took my interest though which were in the back room.

One artist there Peter Thasotom has a collection called Abstract in reality all were photos. Looking at most of them I did not really find the photos abstract at all. Half of them were pictures of old cars like Model T's he did not go up close to the grill or part of the tire so you could not tell what the picture was of. It was like just looking at it and thinking "oh its a car and how is this suppose to be abstract?"

The second artist that stood out to me was Doug Sutherland he had cut out paintings of a man and a woman to look like they were Jesus on the cross. The name of the work was Original Sin Man and Woman and it was oil on canvas. What I did not understand was how it was painted. It looked like it was printed form the computer and cut out. I could not see brush strokes or anything on the pieces. Getting away from that anyone that would see the artwork would probably stare at it for a long time. The man and the woman looked creepy they had arrows sticking out of them and cloth wrapped around there waist and that was it. All I could think was weird, creepy and cool.

SAMETIME 1:04

Looking at this sametime 1:04 sight all I can think is they copied this idea from our teacher Michael Lease. I know it seems like a cool idea but lets face it there coping an idea in hopes to get known for it. Looking at the photos i see places around vcu i have already seen or its people i know so for the most party most of it does not feel knew to me. Looking at our teachers Michaels photos were interesting because it was of places were not from and the photographers we didn't know personally or at all. I guess for trying to do something to keep you excited while your college for granted is a good idea. Part of me wishes they did somthing like what they first see when they wake up or taking picture in same area everyday. Just wish they took the idea a little away from taking pictures at the same time everyday like how our teacher did. I know a couple of the photographers for the 104 sight i know there good photographers I am just not sure what they were trying to get from creating the sight. If I did not know they copied the idea from Michael Lease I probably would have been a whole lot more interest but I cannot get away from that.

2nd Writing Harrison St Coffee

The Harrison St Coffee art show was very different in a good way. Very little do i walk into a show and like a majority of the work. Looking over peoples shoulders in order to look at some of the pieces was little awkward but I am sure the coffee shop customers understood. For granted I could tell which pieces were done by professionals and which pieces were done by people that were still going school or were not all for it. But the overall the majority of the works were pretty impressive. I liked that it was mixture of work not all fine art it made appealing and not boring at all. For some reason the First piece that comes to mind is the one that was of a cat in black and white. Usually pet photos are pretty dull and boring because you have seen so many but that one was very beautiful and appealing. I could see every detail of the cats face each strand of hair it was very crisp and beautiful.

I think my favorite artist at the show was Jason Collins. I think he was that guy that came to our class and talked. His style of photography reminds me of the photography I did dominantly in high school. It is funny I go to a fine art photography school when that is not the kind of photography i want to do after college. I do not know what kind of lenses he uses in his shots nor can I remember what camera he uses but his pictures are great for music photography. For some reason looking at work of people that did go to school for there passion appeals to me the most. In some of the pictures I wonder if he put lights up on the stage to get a different affect or if the bands brought the lights themselves. I know from experience taking pictures at concerts or more specifally shows can usually have bad or dark lighting. I cannot tell in any of his photos that the places might have been dark or poorly lit. He has great photography skills for never going to school. I hope someday it pays him enough to were he does not have to have any other jobs.

Out of all of his pieces on his sight the one that strikes me the most is from the live bands section is Sparks the Rescue at Ally cats photo. Which was on his main page. I like how there is a red glow behind the guy and main source is light is from the front. I like the deatil of the hair and arrangement of the shadowing. I find it a very appealing photo.

Delayed

I have figured out that i had been "blogging" about my art shows in my notebook instead of online so now I am fixing that. My apologies if the shows are out of order after this but i will give them a clear title to which art show they were.

Paul Shambroom 2nd Visiting Artist

The artist Paul Shambroom was a great artist. His document style photography made me think of my Dad. His military pictures were my favorite. Seeing the pentagon pictures was funny because i had seen that room before. I could relate to a lot of the pictures. I thought the portraits he did were funny and serious at same time which was not a bad thing at all. The kind of photography he did is what I hope i can do and get payed for it in the future. I like that he was more of a documentary photographer then a fine art photographer. I agreed with him on not liking artist theory books. People get to obsessive into reading those books and doing as they say. It was interesting learn how many underground missels are in the U.S. I would have never guessed there was that many. It just reall ycaught to my liking that his photos are more about informing and teaching then fine art. Im not putting down fine art but i like documentary style photos then fine art photos. Overall the guy was great photographer and did really well.

First Art Walk Febuary 6th

On the 6th I went to first Friday. Compared to the other first Friday's I have been to I was not really impressed. I am guessing this one was not as exciting because it was cold and not as many people were coming out. Before I had seen lights and more decorations and people set up on the streets. It was kind of sad this first Friday was not played up as much as it usually is. There was nothing that was eye catching to me. Usually I see a couple of artists at least that captivate me. It makes me sad to go to art shows and see that a lot of the art looks like little kids made the art. What happened to the importance of having actual skill and being a good artist. There were some peaces at first friday that were interesting not great but interesting I saw. There was green sprout things installed on a wall the person had good crafting skill but it was kind of odd. The artists of the sprout sculptures name was Hyun Kyung Yoon. I also saw a drawing of sascwatch, Big Foot, or a Yetti it was dong in ink on paper that piece won my attention out of everything at first friday. It may not have been great but it was beautiful and funny at the same time. Overall first friday could have been a lot better I think they could be accepting and taking better pieces of art.

Stiff Lace: a photographic celebration

Saturday night I went to see a art show called stiff lace. All three artists showing their work were photographers. One of the artists I saw downstairs was my favorite. Her name was Janissa Hamilton. The strongest pieces I viewed were the photographs she displayed in light boxes. The pieces were beautiful they really showed a strong sense of style. How she framed the photographs with old window planes made the photographs more interesting and feel. They gave the photos a sense that you were looking out of a window and seeing what you saw in the photograph. My top two favorite of Janissas pieces are the girl who was with this ball of light almsot to replicate the sun. It gave a kind of fairy tale feel. My second favorite piece was the naked upper torso or a woman. I though this piece was beautiful because when you looked at it your first though was not oh this is a naked woman. The skin was deep blue and green pattern and and a fairy tale feel like how the other photographs were. She had other pieces at the show but they did not have as strong feel as the ones in the light box did. My advice to her would be to stay in the direction as those photographs are.