Incorporating content from the web into her artwork, Fran Holstrom reveals the subtle ways that visual culture can play to our subjective experience. By grouping her work into series, she creates unexpected narratives.
Her current project deals directly with issues arising from her personal experience with under-employment and the real need to learn new skills. Noting that active engagement leads to better retention, she has begun subverting programs typically used in business (Powerpoint, Excel, Quickbooks, etc.) as tools for making artwork. Fran’s DIY approach to learning has thusfar resulted in some inappropriate, humorous and possibly offensive Powerpoint presentations.
Left: Still from Women Studies III, graph from Powerpoint presentation, total runtime 3 minutes.
Fran earned an MFA in painting from Pratt Institute in Brooklyn after studying interdisciplinary visual arts at the University of Washington in Seattle. Her work has been exhibited in New York City and abroad.
Her current project deals directly with issues arising from her personal experience with under-employment and the real need to learn new skills. Noting that active engagement leads to better retention, she has begun subverting programs typically used in business (Powerpoint, Excel, Quickbooks, etc.) as tools for making artwork. Fran’s DIY approach to learning has thusfar resulted in some inappropriate, humorous and possibly offensive Powerpoint presentations.
Left: Still from Women Studies III, graph from Powerpoint presentation, total runtime 3 minutes.
Fran earned an MFA in painting from Pratt Institute in Brooklyn after studying interdisciplinary visual arts at the University of Washington in Seattle. Her work has been exhibited in New York City and abroad.
