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John Sloan
www.johnsloan.net
Originally I took up photography so that I could reproduce my paintings as well as work from my own photos. Since much of my work involves conceptual art, I found that photography was much quicker than painting for pursuing some of my experimental ideas. I like the way in which I can deconstruct images from our popular culture and recombine them in ways that I hope are thought provoking as well as humorous.
Barbie and Bratz Series
Their lives exist as yours never will. An impossible image of beauty stamped into your mind as the ideal. You never quite understand that it is impossible to achieve, except in imagination. You starve yourself, chain smoke cigarettes, go on a cocaine diet, get plastic surgery, and tape images of Kate Moss on your fridge. I wish I could help you find a way out of this place, but I do not know if there is one.
Originally, I started photographing Barbie and Bratz dolls for very personal reasons. I have two daughters and most of the early work was about body image and the conflict that I had with allowing them to play with the dolls. My most recent series of photographs are a tribute as well as a study of my artistic influences. Within this context, I have adapted themes from previous eras in an attempt to question the strange world in which we still find ourselves.
Bellingham Series
Even though Bellingham, Washington is a small town there are institutions within it that use architectural design as a way to display power. I enjoy using photography as a tool to enhance the feel and look of these architectural elements. I have always looked at these institutions and wondered why they looked so ominous and cold instead of inviting and warm.
Sophia Series
Sophia is my youngest daughter. She is highly active and very emotional. Unlike my other daughter, who quickly tires of having her picture taken, Sophia just keeps going and won’t stop until she drops. I knew that I had captured something magical, but I often wondered if I was blinded by a father’s love for his daughter and couldn’t see the images objectively. The answer to this question came when I was invited to American Photo’s “Image of the Year” awards as a finalist. “Sophia’s Drama, Act I” ended up receiving an honorable mention in the student category. Additionally the image is being published in the Jan/Feb special edition that has a circulation of a quarter million.
You can also see some of the other art that I create at:
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- Flickr@Seattle 5,889 photos, 312 members
- BEAUTIFUL BRATZ DOLLS 2,036 photos, 206 members
- SINDY CLONE DOLLS 147 photos, 93 members
- Black & White +++ 2,874 photos, 431 members
- the real portrait 7,459 photos, 865 members
- Art Touch - comment2 - sweeper 9,343 photos, 974 members
- The Sky Theme - Post 1, Award 3 - Sweeper Active 27,256 photos, 3,094 members
- People And Expressions [Post 1 → Award 3]Not commenting=Ban 37,416 photos, 2,943 members
- THE PUNK DOLLY CLUB !!! 1,599 photos, 188 members
- 2008 Adobe Design Achievement Awards 24 photos, 29 members
- Flickr 888 5,062 photos, 10,759 members
- Bratz Class 1,240 photos, 80 members
- Faces/ Rostros 64 photos, 60 members
- FAVES CONTEST: RemoB522 is 2011 "TOP DOG" !!! 1,978 photos, 2,715 members
- ~ Beautiful Portraits Photographies 1,071 photos, 288 members
- 100 Strangers 26,705 photos, 7,367 members
- fashion doll customizers 1,023 photos, 98 members
- Flickr Diamond - Invited Photos ONLY 115,261 photos, 21,606 members
- Seattle at the movies 102 photos, 42 members
- FLEA MARKET MAGIC 2,870 photos, 169 members
- A Sense of Time...... 172 photos, 26 members
- ! ☆ Brilliant Photography ☆ Post 1 , Award 3!!! 255,918 photos, 11,818 members
- Headless Holgas (and Dianas!) 652 photos, 242 members
- DOLLS DOLLS DOLLS ... ALL WELCOME 73,144 photos, 1,536 members
- AreKev's `Photo Book 11,345 photos, 836 members
- ACTION! Hey flickr, high school called, it wants its drama back 3,976 photos, 744 members
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- Point of View (Admin. Invite) Post 1-Award 1 28,257 photos, 2,038 members
- Wonderful People !!! 2,642 photos, 288 members
- pure street 40,607 photos, 1,276 members
- Viva Zapata! 27 photos, 39 members
- Golden Visions (Very Selected Images) 10,136 photos, 3,444 members
- Fotografia Nocturna. (Night Photography) 21,077 photos, 2,331 members
- Hidden Flickrs 31 photos, 480 members
- Il Tramonto - (The Sunset) 71,716 photos, 10,047 members
- Lenscraft 6,630 photos, 1,093 members
- ► Doll's House 56,900 photos, 2,823 members
- Dolls and Stuffed Animals 19,654 photos, 1,432 members
- ADBUSTERS - (busting bearers of bullshit) 495 photos, 235 members
- Hasselblad Users Group 86,521 photos, 3,962 members
- .Lake.in.the.Sky. 305 photos, 152 members
- Under New Management. 481 photos, 391 members
- License your Photos to others and Make Money 1,598 photos, 564 members
- TMI: your ART and NATURE "P1♥C1" Come play our fun threads 126,988 photos, 5,962 members
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- Love it!_Award 5 photos 83,371 photos, 7,800 members
- Flickr Platinum Group (INVITE ONLY) 7,444 photos, 2,509 members
- Cubism Award: Great Artistic Photographer - INVITED Post1 Award3 28,431 photos, 7,049 members
- *****FIVE STARS GALLERY***** (invitation only by Admins) 3,998 photos, 1,005 members
Testimonials (3)
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surfxdog says:
"John is a very talented and creative photographer. He is very generous with his comments and is always willing to give advice and share ideas. I enjoy looking at his work very much. John has a good eye for a shot. His has a great range as a photographer and is always looking for something different to shoot. Thanks John. Keep shooting and having fun."
21st March, 2008
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camera_obscura/vic says:
"I'll keep it short because i tend to babble a lot.
John is a brilliant photographer; his pics are fantastic and I, for one, would be very proud to have them hanging on my walls. thanks for sharing your fabulous work, John! :) *hug*"1st January, 2008
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rainflies says:
"As soon as I stumbled across one of John's shots from the Barbie series my first thought was, "Fucking brilliant." (Sorry if cursing offends you, but that's just me.) It is one of those ideas that I WISH I had thought of. What a fantastic way to make a social commentary.
~courtney"23rd December, 2007











