Frank Sander~Humanature~Art Work


No Name Gallery

Necessary Differences/2000

Minneapolis, Minnesota

Frank Sander

German, born 1949


Manly Love
This series of laser prints and vellum cutouts address the agony of gay youth when they are coming out of the closet. This artwork is low on the ground, so that as people travel the length of it , they can discuss the issue as they look and walk.

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UnNecessary Differences

This multimedia piece includes smoked herring, plexiglass, and an audio tape recorder. With each fish is a recording where the male voice sings "I am in love with you", in a monotone, singsong voice. The subject of narcissism is conveyed by the golden herring singing a love song to themselves. I want to be the golden herring, I want to be the shiniest fish in the pond.

 

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The Last Landscape

In collaboration with Patricia Canelake

This work speaks about human relationships. When you are in a relationship you create your own shared landscape. you carry t he landscape with you as long as you walk together.

Frank Sander studied architecture and visual art in Germany, but since 1981 has been living and working in Minnesota. ensconced in Minnesota’s expansive natural environment, Sander started mediating on the separation between humans and nature, and developed a profound personal appreciation for nature. his philosophy reflects the work of the American ecologist ands philosopher David Abram. According to Abram, nature is an interconnected matrix, and reciprocity, not hierarchy, is the real dynamic of life.

 
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Oh Boy! What a Great Stud I Am

This work talks about the competitiveness between males to impress females. This is based on British romantic landscapes where male elks are used to symbolize male domination and potency. This attitude in Europe helped to slide into World War I. This is interactive piece. The empty chair has been offered to every male who felt ,"Oh Boy! What a Great Stud I Am".

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Kess Gallery, Ely, MN
Twelve Artists and a Poet, 2000
   
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Under the Blue Moon, object with audio  

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                              The Swim, Knife River, northern Minnesota

 

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