Guillotine and Catapult Participatory Drawings...

Resume

E. Dannielle Slaughter
eslaught@ringling.edu
edannielle.carbonmade.com


Academic Credentials

BFA in Fine Arts: 08/2008 - 05/2011
Ringling College of Art + Design Sarasota, Fl.

Fine Art and Photography: 01/2010 – 06/2010
Sint Lucas College of Art Antwerp, Belgium

Studio Art
Manatee Community College: 08/2007 – 07/2008 Bradenton, Fl.

Art Exhibitions

2010 Group Exhibition: Longboat Key Art Center, Sarasota, Fl.
2010 The Second Coming: Crossley Gallery, Sarasota, Fl.
2010 Featured Artist: “Saints Series”, The Venue, Sarasota, Fl.
2010 Art Slam: Urban Intervention, Collaboration Video Installation, Bradenton, Fl.
2010 Afterglow: Urban Intervention, Sarasota, Fl.
2010 Hot Lava & Bier: Foreign exhibition, Crossley Gallery, Sarasota, Fl.
2009 Tata Gala: Work to support the Susan G. Komen foundation, Digital Three Gallery, Sarasota, Fl.
2009 Open: Painting Exhibition, Crossley Gallery, Sarasota, Fl.
2009 Drawing as a Medium: Mark Making, Crossley Gallery, Sarasota, Fl.
2009 Curated Big Box Show: Fine Art paintings, Exhibition Hall, Sarasota, Fl.
2008 Tata Gala: Work to support the Susan G. Komen foundation, Digital Three Gallery, Sarasota,Fl.
2008 Best of MCC: Juried Exhibition, SCF Fine Art Gallery, Bradenton, Fl.

Awards

2010 "Ringling 100" book, Nominated Student Ambassador, Selected for a competitive Study Abroad
2009 & 2010 President’s List for Academic Honours
2007 & 2008 Dean’s List for Academic Honours

Commissions

2010 “Interior Space Series”: Paintings of Interior Spaces, Nulens Collection, Antwerp, Belgium
2010 “City Series”: Paintings of Urban Landscapes, Bedtelyon Collection, Louisville, Ky.
2009 “Rolling Stones Series”: Paintings of The Rolling Stones recording sessions, Cramer Collection, Louisville, Ky.
2009 “Relations Series”: Paintings of Relations between figures, Reall Collection, Sarasota,FL.

Experience

08/2009-present Assistant Coordinator: madeby gallery, Sarasota, Fl.
   Artist contract set up, scheduling, event execution and art installation,
website set up and maintenance

2010 Artist Assistant: for Wendy Wischer, assisted in studio practices and show
installation.

03/2005-08/2009 Dancer and Performer: Six Flags Kentucky Kingdom, Louisville, Ky.
Entertainment and shows, Promotions and Marketing Supervisor

2008 Instructor: “Intro to the World of Art” with Manatee County schools: Student
ages 11-15 years.
An exploration in different drawing techniques and styles, beginning painting
and colour theory. In addition to studio practices, focused on understanding
composition, technical terms and the major impacting art movements
throughout history.

Skill set

Languages : English, French (fluent), Dutch (fair)
Technical Tools : PS5, Word, Excel, Adobe, InDesign, Final Cut, AfterEffects

four-sided guillotine that cuts off the crust of peanut butter and jelly sandwiches

[Artist Statement]

The way in which I approach my work often comes from dark humor and play. I am interested in the traditional functionality of objects and in altering that function. I combine many traditional mediums in order to explore my concepts in a variety of sensory experiences.

My work is concentrating on violence with a specific focus on Medieval war machines; combining them with contemporary child-like imagery in regards to the bold, solid colors found in ball pits, peanut butter and jelly jars and other iconic childhood references.

For example, I built a 12’x 4.5’x 6.5’ catapult and a 5’ x 5’ ball pit containing 2,000 plastic balls. I then catapulted a hand-selected 10-pound rib eye into a ball-pit. The balls were light weight enough that when the meat hit, they erupted into the air. Then I showed the images captured of the one-time event and displayed those suspended in the air with the sculptural remains in the gallery.

I am making a game that the viewers can’t win, by showing them the possibility of entertainment while I control the extent in which they are able to experience or participate with that entertainment. I am interested in setting up a type of conflicting experience for the viewer: subverting their automatic response.