Jody F. Sjogren
The art of Jody F. Sjogren immediately stands out as unique and different in the aviation world. Her best-known images involve the theme of "Metamorphosis", depicting elegant visual transformations between winged creatures and aircraft. The prints in this series have become highly collectible as art enthusiasts around the world have been inspired by her graceful combinations of feathered flyers and man-made wonders. In a constant search for creative ways of blending the organic and the inorganic worlds, Jody has recently begun a new visual expression entitled "Metaphors" - a series of storytelling prints that highlight the namesake or character of an aircraft with allegorical images evoking their "essence". These images invite the viewer to think a little deeper about the physical missions of the planes and significance of their names.
In each of her compositions, Jody strives to capture a touch of the imaginative along with the real. Her goal is always to involve the viewer in the process of artistic creation, and to encourage active consideration of the analogies between living systems and the machines of men. This stems from her belief that if the complex world around us is viewed with a rational and analytical eye, it will be apparent that intelligent design is necessary for the creation of life - just as intelligent designers are responsible for the creation of machines. As she develops each painting, she researches all aspects of the image - biological, mechanical, historical, and literary - as thoroughly as possible. This attention to detail enables her to take her original inspiration from the initial concept to a finished image which communicates personally with her viewers.
Jody graduated from Colorado State University with a Bachelor of Science degree in Zoology, and then from the Medical College of Georgia with a Master of Science degree in Medical Illustration. Within a short time after finishing her education, she started her own medical art business. But the long-time interest in aviation and desire for more artistic freedom soon nudged her into fine art.
She now devotes the majority of her time to aviation art. Her works are displayed in many corporate offices, private collections, and public buildings world wide. She has paintings in the Air Force Art Collection, and is an Artist Fellow of the American Society of Aviation Artists, having served as its secretary for six years. With her husband, Jack, she lives in Columbus, Ohio.
Jody F. Sjogren Signed & Numbered Limited Edition Print "Metaphor I: The First Labor of Hercules"
Initially designed to answer the U.S. military’s need for a rugged medium transport, the C-130 Hercules has proved itself capable of a bewildering array of missions since its appearance in the mid-1950s.
Named after Hercules, the mythological hero of classical times, the C-130 has gamely surpassed in number, if not in originality, the famous Twelve Labors assigned to its mythological namesake. In this visual “metaphor,” aviation artist Jody F. Sjogren creates a dramatic image of the C-130 at the moment of lift-off from an unimproved dirt strip. Out of the dust cloud that billows up around the aircraft emerges Hercules the mythological character, wrestling the man-eating lion of Nemea in the first of his twelve labors.
Above this scenario, a statuesque portrait of Hercules views the action with an almost rational calm. Although the legend is myth, the story goes that he will earn his immortality by successfully completing his twelve superhuman labors. Lockheed’s venerable C-130 Hercules, a real-life workhorse, has surely earned its place among those immortal planes whose performance, versatility, and longevity have exceeded all expectations.
This 23" by 26-1/4" print, limited to 2500, is signed by the artist.
All Limited Edition prints are signed and numbered (S/N) by the artist. Limited Edition prints are restricted to a certain number. For example, if 400 prints are made from an original painting, once they’re gone, that’s it. There is no limit to the number of open edition prints of a particular painting. That’s why Limited Edition prints are more expensive — and more valuable to collectors — than "open" edition. Rare objects are more valuable.
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