Hi everyone, I'm so excited about our upcoming show at Solomon Projects I can hardly stand it! Sarah Hobbs is a flourishing Atlanta based artist who does large scale color photographs depicting inventive "staged" worlds that she constructs in order to depict symbolic representations of the psyche. I ADORE her work, so much so that I am writing my paper in woman in the arts about her. I have also had the awesome opportunity to write her press release and thought I'd share some of it with you so you know what this next show will entail. I am attaching work from her previous show entitled 'Does this sound like you?' You'll have to wait to see the new stuff ;)- Enjoy!
---excerpt from press release---
Emotional Management continues the artist's interest in psychological-based work, however this time around Hobbs's focus lies on what an individual does to deal with their dark neuroses instead of concentrating on the actual behavior itself. The work depicts various self-therapeutic coping mechanisms and tenderly yet provocatively portrays efforts, however misguided, that we turn to in order to alleviate distressing and painful experiences or phobias. Hobbs illustrates the vicious cycle of inadvertently covering up one problem with another like a mad dog chasing his tail. Hobbs addresses the weighty subject matter in a smart and witty manner that is easily approachable. The work is presented large scale - 48 x 60 inches - in order to envelop the viewer into the physical and psychological space of the photograph. This exhibition, Hobbs' third solo show at Solomon Projects follows her two previously critically acclaimed shows, Small Problems In Living (2003) and Does This Sound Like You (2006).
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