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John Divola (b. 1949, Los Angeles) BA, 1971 California State University, Northridge; MA 1973: MFA 1974, University of California, Los Angeles. Since 1975 he has taught photography and art at numerous institutions including California Institute of the Arts (1978-1988), and since 1988 he has been a Professor of Art at the University of California, Riverside.
Since 1975, Divola's work has been featured in more than sixty solo exhibitions in the United States, Japan, Europe, Mexico, and Australi
Since 1975, Divola's work has been featured in more than sixty solo exhibitions in the United States, Japan, Europe, Mexico, and Australi
("John Divola." Faculty Support Site. Web. 18 Nov. 2010. )
Even though Divola's work goes in another direction than my own I still think that aesthetically there is a connection. The color photographs from his series "Isolated Houses" may be lived in (unknown) however there is a feeling of abandonment to them. Also the bright colors are something that I have started looking for since it became conscious to me that that was what I was drawn to.
The photographs of the lone paintings on the wall from his series "Abandoned Paintings" again show abandonment and the bright colors but also this is another thing that I have been exploring when I photograph abandoned houses. Divola put those paintings up himself but I have always found it odd and disturbing that such things would be so important to hang yet very easily left behind.
The black and white photographs from his series "Vandalism" show a great amount of destruction. The houses that I photograph show destruction from the elements and materials breaking down while Divola's images show human destruction.
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