Lori Nix and Kathleen Gerber
Tornado
1998

Name: Tornado
Brand: Lori Nix and Kathleen Gerber
Price: 800 USD
Availability: InStock

About the Item

Archival pigment print Signed and numbered, verso 16 x 20 inches (Edition of 7) 20 x 24 inches (Edition of 7) 30 x 40 inches (Edition of 7) This artwork is offered by ClampArt, located in New York City. Please note that prices increase as editions sell. Lori Nix and Kathleen Gerber have lived most of their lives in the rural Midwest. Childhoods spent playing in open fields and witnessing countless storms and natural disasters have left them with a deep affection for the American landscape. This shared love of the land and sky in its endless variations, and a fascination with the absurdities of life, has developed into a series of constructed environments that form the basis of their photographs. Nix and Gerber’s first series, "Accidentally Kansas" (1998-2000), recreated tornadoes, floods, insect infestations, and other bizarre events that punctuated their childhoods in the Midwest. Devastation and loss are treated with a light handling, resulting in scenes that were more tall tale than true story. Lori Nix and Kathleen Gerber have been making art collaboratively for over sixteen years. Originally from the American Midwest, now based in Brooklyn, they construct meticulously detailed model environments and photograph the results. For the last decade they have found inspiration in their urban surroundings, imagining a future mysteriously devoid of mankind. Their miniature fake landscapes and interiors reflect a love of science fiction and dystopian entertainment (think “Blade Runner,” “Planet of the Apes,” “Logan’s Run”), an appreciation for great architecture, and an affinity with the Sublime painters of the Hudson River School. Their images of faux landscapes and gritty urban interiors have gained wide acclaim in both the U.S. and Europe, and Nix is a 2014 Guggenheim Fellow in photography.

Creator:

Lori Nix and Kathleen Gerber (American)

Creation Year:

1998

Dimensions:

Height: 16 in (40.64 cm)Width: 20 in (50.8 cm)

Medium:

Archival Pigment

Movement & Style:

Contemporary

Period:

1990-1999