Roy LaGrone
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; and the Lyndon Baines Johnson Presidential Library and Museum.
References
- Meek, Vicki. Beta Projections and Artifacts from Earth, Art Lies: Contemporary Art Quarterly 53 (Spring 2007), p. 122
- Smithsonian Anacostia Museum, New Visions: Emerging Trends in African American Art (catalog), pp. 12–13
- ACM SIGGRAPH 2003, "Electronic Art and Animation" (catalog), p. 105
- Lyndon Baines Johnson Library and Museum, "Our New Day Begun: African American Artists Entering the Millennium" (catalog), pp. 7, 41, 56
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
- LaGrone's website