The Apple Tree (Charlton) I
Photograph
1999 (made)
1999 (made)
| Artist/Maker | |
| Place of origin |
Sarah Jones is among the leading contemporary artists who are making carefully staged, large-scale colour photographs. The proportions of her photographs accentuate the relationship between the almost life-size subject and the viewer.
This still and enigmatic scene contains gestures and objects that suggest psychological depth and meaning. A girl stands in a suburban garden in front of an apple tree. She holds a frog or toad. The juxtaposition of the pattern on her tee-shirt with the fruit and flowers that surround her sets up a correspondence between the urban and the natural. Strongly lit against the dark background, these elements gain a symbolic resonance but also seem eerily artificial.
This still and enigmatic scene contains gestures and objects that suggest psychological depth and meaning. A girl stands in a suburban garden in front of an apple tree. She holds a frog or toad. The juxtaposition of the pattern on her tee-shirt with the fruit and flowers that surround her sets up a correspondence between the urban and the natural. Strongly lit against the dark background, these elements gain a symbolic resonance but also seem eerily artificial.
Object details
| Category | |
| Object type | |
| Title | The Apple Tree (Charlton) I (assigned by artist) |
| Materials and techniques | C-type print |
| Brief description | Photograph by Sarah Jones, 'The Apple Tree (Charlton) I', 1999, C-type print |
| Physical description | Photograph depicting a girl standing in a suburban garden in front of an apple tree. She holds a frog or toad. |
| Dimensions |
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| Copy number | 2/2 |
| Gallery label | Sarah Jones (born London 1959)
Apple Tree (Charlton) II
1999
C-type print
Sarah Jones is among the leading contemporary artists that are making carefully staged, large-scale colour photographs. The proportions of her photographs accentuate the relationship between the almost life-size subject and the viewer.
This still and enigmatic scene contains gestures and objects that suggest psychological depth and meaning. A girl stands in a suburban garden in front of an apple tree. She holds a frog or toad. The juxtaposition of the pattern on her tee-shirt with the fruit and flowers that surround her sets up a correspondence between the urban and the natural. Strongly lit against the dark background, these elements gain a symbolic resonance but also seem eerily artificial. |
| Credit line | Given by BMW Financial Services Group |
| Object history | This photograph was presented to the museum by BMW Financial Services Group in return for professional advice in 1998-1999. Part of a entitled Making Your Dreams Come True the work results from a commission awarded by BMW Financial Services Group. |
| Subjects depicted | |
| Summary | Sarah Jones is among the leading contemporary artists who are making carefully staged, large-scale colour photographs. The proportions of her photographs accentuate the relationship between the almost life-size subject and the viewer. This still and enigmatic scene contains gestures and objects that suggest psychological depth and meaning. A girl stands in a suburban garden in front of an apple tree. She holds a frog or toad. The juxtaposition of the pattern on her tee-shirt with the fruit and flowers that surround her sets up a correspondence between the urban and the natural. Strongly lit against the dark background, these elements gain a symbolic resonance but also seem eerily artificial. |
| Collection | |
| Accession number | E.801-2000 |
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| Record created | July 5, 2000 |
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