Tylyn King
Artist Statement
I combine self-portraiture with photography, using props and sculpture to construct surrealistic compositions.
Metaphors of isolation, yearning, rebirth, renewal, the unconscious, and conformity are embedded throughout my work. Images of hands appear, conveying messages of connections, humanity, and creation. My use of hands and faces adds realism into the fictitious places in my photography.听
The series 惭辞辞苍诲耻蝉迟听uses metaphors of human involvement within nature and the harmful tendencies of perceived control over nature, along with humanity鈥檚 desires of astronomical exploration. Aspects of isolation in space also appear within the series. The haunting presence of the moon lures people into curiosity, inspiring myths throughout history. I draw on that curiosity, using the moon as a vessel for storytelling in my art.
From 鈥淶iggy Stardust鈥 and 鈥淪pace Oddity鈥 to 鈥淟ife on Mars鈥 and 鈥淢oonage Daydream,鈥 David Bowie鈥檚 themes of space influence my Moondust series. The series鈥 title is inspired by a line in Bowie鈥檚 song 鈥淗allo Spaceboy.鈥 Inspired by the alter egos of Kent Monkman and David Bowie that appear throughout their works, I also create narrative self-portrait figures in my photographs.
BFA Thesis Artworks
Sacred Wings, the series Moondust, 2024
Digital photography on glossy inkjet photo paper, Styrofoam, acrylic paint
18鈥橶 x 12鈥橦
Reign of Moondust, the series Moondust, 2026
Digital photography on glossy inkjet photo paper, Styrofoam, acrylic paint, artificial snow
12鈥橶 x 18鈥橦
Manmade Intestines, the series Moondust,, 2026
Digital photography on glossy inkjet photo paper, Styrofoam, acrylic paint, wooden dowels
12鈥橶 x 18鈥橦
Humanity鈥檚 Desires, the series Moondust, 2026
Digital photography on glossy inkjet photo paper, plastic skull, wooden dowels
12鈥橶 x 18鈥橦
Dear Europa, the series Moondust, 2026
Digital photography on glossy inkjet photo paper, theatrical makeup
12鈥橶 x 18鈥橦
The Telescope鈥檚 Masquerade, the series Moondust, 2026
Digital photography on glossy inkjet photo paper, gold foil, mask, acrylic paint
18鈥橶 x 12鈥橦
The Moon鈥檚 Endless Dance, the series Moondust, 2026
Digital photography on glossy inkjet photo paper, acrylic paint, mask
18鈥橶 x 12鈥橦
Danse Macabre, the series Moondust, 2026
Digital photography on glossy inkjet photo paper, acrylic paint, mask
18鈥橶 x 12鈥橦
Danse Macabre, the series Moondust, 2026
Digital photography on glossy inkjet photo paper, acrylic paint, mask
18鈥橶 x 12鈥橦
Mourning the Moon, the series Moondust, 2026
Digital photography on glossy inkjet photo paper
18鈥橶 x 12鈥橦
The Moon Goddess鈥 Transformation, the series Moondust, 2026
Digital photography on glossy inkjet photo paper
12鈥橶 x 18鈥橦
The Worship, the series Moondust, 2026
Digital photography on glossy inkjet photo paper
12鈥橶 x 18鈥橦
The Alien鈥檚 Bearer, the series Moondust, 2026
Digital photography on glossy inkjet photo paper
18鈥橶 x 12鈥橦
Loving the Alien, the series Moondust, 2026
Digital photography on glossy inkjet photo paper
18鈥橶 x 12鈥橦
The Abandonment, the series Moondust, 2026
Digital photography on glossy inkjet photo paper
18鈥橶 x 12鈥橦
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