Putting Hills in Holland
Photograph
2001 (photographed), 2001 (printed)
2001 (photographed), 2001 (printed)
| Artist/Maker | |
| Place of origin |
Sian Bonnell was born London in 1956 and studied Fine Art Sculpture at Chelsea School of Art before completing an MA in Fine Art at Newcastle Upon Tyne Polytechnic.
Bonnell's photographs use playful interventions in landscape, placing domestic items into rural and coastline landscapes. Here, as the photographer describes, the 'Moulds resemble hills; this was the starting point for a series which dislocates manufactured and neutral forms. The colour and placement are intentionally seductive, alluding to the excess and decay in Dutch genre painting. Despite the order and control of the de Stijl movement there is something about Holland that makes one want to misbehave. The chocolate cake was bought fresh locally but the custard tart came from England and was past the sell-by date. This picture might be regarded as a confection - but with a bitter taste…'
Bonnell's photographs use playful interventions in landscape, placing domestic items into rural and coastline landscapes. Here, as the photographer describes, the 'Moulds resemble hills; this was the starting point for a series which dislocates manufactured and neutral forms. The colour and placement are intentionally seductive, alluding to the excess and decay in Dutch genre painting. Despite the order and control of the de Stijl movement there is something about Holland that makes one want to misbehave. The chocolate cake was bought fresh locally but the custard tart came from England and was past the sell-by date. This picture might be regarded as a confection - but with a bitter taste…'
Object details
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| Object type | |
| Title | Putting Hills in Holland (assigned by artist) |
| Materials and techniques | C-type colour print. |
| Brief description | C-type colour print of a tower of jelly moulds arranged in a field and surmounted by cakes. Sian Bonnell, 2001. |
| Physical description | Colour photograph of a tower of jelly moulds arranged in a field and surmounted by cakes. |
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| Credit line | Purchase from funds provided by Katrin Henkel |
| Subjects depicted | |
| Place depicted | |
| Summary | Sian Bonnell was born London in 1956 and studied Fine Art Sculpture at Chelsea School of Art before completing an MA in Fine Art at Newcastle Upon Tyne Polytechnic. Bonnell's photographs use playful interventions in landscape, placing domestic items into rural and coastline landscapes. Here, as the photographer describes, the 'Moulds resemble hills; this was the starting point for a series which dislocates manufactured and neutral forms. The colour and placement are intentionally seductive, alluding to the excess and decay in Dutch genre painting. Despite the order and control of the de Stijl movement there is something about Holland that makes one want to misbehave. The chocolate cake was bought fresh locally but the custard tart came from England and was past the sell-by date. This picture might be regarded as a confection - but with a bitter taste…' |
| Collection | |
| Accession number | E.1420-2001 |
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| Record created | April 3, 2002 |
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