1st place
gold star award
Eric Tomberlin
united states 
Photo © Eric Tomberlin
title
Garden of Earthly Delights
The Garden of Earthly Delights is based on Hieronymus Bosch's 1503 painting by the same name. The painting and the photograph are intended to be read as is an allegorical warning about the dangers of human indulgence. Bosch was interested in sins of the flesh while I am interested in the American Dream as it relates to growth and consumption. The photograph was photographed on a neighborhood outside of Seattle, WA which was built to house Microsoft employees. I spent a morning walking around this homogenous neighborhood photographing houses and then composited about 150 or these photographs to create the final image. I wanted to build a model that could represent a potential outcome of unbridled growth.
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entry description
Man is, by nature, a builder, a problem solver. My work addresses some of the challenges we have faced and how we as creative thinkers we have worked to overcome. Where there is a problem we find a solution, where there is a question, we find an answer. In this body of work I have attempted to locate and photograph places where our problems, our will to survive, and our creativity intersect.The Garden of Earthly Delights is based on Hieronymus Bosch's 1503 painting by the same name. The painting and the photograph are intended to be read as is an allegorical warning about the dangers of human indulgence. Bosch was interested in sins of the flesh while I am interested in the American Dream as it relates to growth and consumption. The photograph was photographed on a neighborhood outside of Seattle, WA which was built to house Microsoft employees. I spent a morning walking around this homogenous neighborhood photographing houses and then composited about 150 or these photographs to create the final image. I wanted to build a model that could represent a potential outcome of unbridled growth.
about the photographer
A resident of Asheville, NC, Eric Tomberlin, has been pursing his interest in photography and art making for nearly twenty-five years. His work has led him into extended investigations ranging from the domestication of animals, to land use, to creativity and problem solving as they manifest themselves in contemporary culture. He has lived and worked as a freelance photographer, artist, and educator in California, New York, Texas, Washington, and India. His work is regularly exhibited both nationally and internationally, and it has received many accolades and awards. Eric received his MFA in Studio Art from the University of Texas at Austin, and is currently an Associate Professor of Art at the University of North Carolina Asheville.back to gallery
