Artist research _ Maggie Taylor

Maggie Taylor

Maggie Taylor received her BA degree in philosophy from Yale University in 1983 and her MFA degree in photography from the University of Florida in 1887. After more than 10 years as a still-life photographer she started to use computers to create her images in 1996. Taylor's images have been presented in one-person exhibitions all over the U.S and many other countries in both public and private locations. In 1996 she received State of Florida's individual artist's fellowship. In 2004 she won the Santa Fe Center of Photography's project competition. Here are some examples of her work: 

Maggie Taylor uses a lot of texture in her work and thats what i like most about her work. The contrast between the pallet of colours that maggie uses in her images are very soft and pleasing to the eye. She takes very innocent images and turns them into something quite dark and almost sinister. Almost like lorretta luxs photography, there just isnt something quite right about it. Whilst Maggies work intrigues me and there is a lot of focus, effort and creativity put into her images, this necessitates a prolonged production process. This results in a very detailed end product with depth, perspective and attention to light to produce a soft almost glowing effect. Maggies work has inspired me to use montage in my final work.