REAL NOT REAL: SHARON CORE
By Sharon Core. “Still Life with Oranges.” Courtesy of Yancey Richardson.
SHARON CORE - YANCEY RICHARDSON
Looking back over a year of art exhibitions in our quest for Best of 2020, we've gathered some of our favorites from The Armory Show, New York City’s premier art fair. It features some of the world’s most important 20th- and 21st-century art, represented by leading international galleries. This annual show has served as a nexus for the art world since its founding in 1994, where top collectors come to satisfy their passions.
Today, we present selected works by photographer Sharon Core, represented by Yancey Richardson Gallery.
Check them out below.
By Sharon Core. “Strawberries and Ostrich Egg.” Courtesy of Yancey Richardson.
Is this the real life? Is this just fantasy? The answer is “yes,” as still life photos by Sharon Core flip the script on us, recreating paintings that pretend to be photos.
The images in “Early American,” Core’s collection of still life images featuring luscious, voluptuous heirloom fruits, recreate paintings by early 19th-century American still life painter Raphaelle Peale. They are remarkable in their uncanny attention to detail, from the lighting to the color, textures and, of course the composition.
By Sharon Core. “Thiebauds – Cakes.” Courtesy of Yancey Richardson.
Core’s photo recreation of artist Wayne Thiebaud’s geometric structured paintings of cake and food. Core’s “1606-1907” series explores three centuries of flower painting.
The “Understory” series was inspired by the work of 17th century Dutch painter Otto Marseus van Schriek.
By Sharon Core. “Melon and Peas.” Courtesy of Yancey Richardson.
Core is not merely the photographer, she creates the still lifes and their components. She grew the heirloom fruits and flowers. She baked the cakes.
The photos are so true to their source subject matter that they are sometimes hard to distinguish from the originals.
By Sharon Core. “Chateau Lafite Rothschild 2014.” Courtesy of Yancey Richardson.
Born in New Orleans, Core lives and works in Esopus, New York. She received her BFA in painting from the University of Georgia and her MFA in photography from Yale University School of Art.
Core’s work has been exhibited at George Eastman House, Rochester; Grand Palais, Paris; Norton Simon Museum, Pasadena; White Columns, New York; the Hermes Foundation Gallery, New York. Her work is included in major public collections such as the J. Paul Getty Museum, Los Angeles; Guggenheim, New York; MoCA Shanghai and the Guggenheim Museum Bilbao.
By Sharon Core. “Melons and Morning Glories.” Courtesy of Yancey Richardson.
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By Sharon Core. “Jimson Weed.” Courtesy of Yancey Richardson.
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