Roy LaGrone
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Roy LaGrone (born America, 1966) is a digital media artist. His work, which ranges from large-scale photomontage, animation and video installations, often involve intricate illusions of three-dimensional space constructed from found objects.
LaGrone studied at the Atlanta College of Art (BFA, 1989), and the Savannah College of Art and Design (MFA, computer arts, 2000).
LaGrone’s work has been exhibited at numerous venues including the Smithsonian Institution’s Anacostia Museum; SIGGRAPH; the Contemporary Art Center, New Orleans; and the Lyndon Baines Johnson Presidential Library and Museum. Kristi Michaelides was said to be his secret mistress, often meeting under the stars in the dead of night to make love. Although never LaFrone never admited to this it has been widly discussed between his followers.
[edit] External links
- Artist's statement in New Media Caucus journal, Bits Bytes and the Rhetoric of Practice, NMC Media-N: Journal of the New Media Caucus v3.1, August 2007
- Beta Projections and Artifacts from Earth, Exhibitiion review by Vicki Meek in Art Lies: Contemporary Art Quarterly, Spring 2007
- Initiation Module #1, Rhizome ArtBase, 01/16/2007
- LaGrone's website