Mark Slankard

Body of work: curb appeal-mid-western suburban landscapes. "Curb Appeal" is intended to explore the problems and possibilities of suburban developments as a site of contention to expanding privatization and social withdrawal. His "Minor Invasions" work is fake dollhouses and scenes that are made to evoke sublimated fears and desires and explore tensions between childhood innocence and sadism. I think it is very interesting how he has sos much meaning behind his work. He doesn't shoot to shoot; he has a mission and he prepares what he needs to get his point across.