About Sandor
Artist Statement
For me, art is a journey of exploration. Playing is a big part of that journey. As we play, we employ the possibility of making unexpected connections. Working in multiple media and materials I find inspiration in going down some newly found rabbit hole just to see where it goes. My guidelines are not purist but rather ask the question, "is this interesting, and if so, why?"
One of the persistent ideas I pursue is that of how we perceive and experience space and time through layering. The mapping out of a three-dimensional object with two-dimensional layered surfaces, such as in the head of Buddha Express, is one example of this. With stereophotography, I can construct a sense of three-dimensional space with two images taken a couple of inches apart.
The key is to keep exploring how we see and what we see. In that way, the world remains fresh.
About Sandor
Born in Budapest, Hungary to artist parents, the 3-year-old Sandor was carried under wraps and on shoulders as the Bodo's fled Hungary during the Uprising of 1956. Fleeing to safety and in search of a new life, they eventually resettled in Nashville, Tennessee. Even as a lad, Bodo was always involved in the making of images and objects of art. Entering Brown University brought Bodo to Providence in 1971 where he secured a BA concentration in Fine Art at Brown. Then he extended his education in England at Sheffield Polytechnic School of Art and Design and at the Royal College of Art in London in 1978, where he earned an MFA in Photography. Bodo returned to Providence, Rhode Island was a staff photographer at the Providence Journal from 1996 to 2020.
The range of materials and techniques in Bodo's work is as diverse as his background would suggest. Perhaps best known for his sculpted stereopticons that display his 3-D images of Providence at night, Bodo also explores spatial and color concerns through sculpted and painted reliefs. Film and video-making have been a constant since high school. In 1996 and 1997, Bodo opened his spatial explorations to include sound installation works at WaterFire and in Convergence X, with "Fire Chant", "Sacred Ground" and "Oscillating Chorus."
Works by Bodo are in the collections of the Royal College of Art, Imperial College, Rhode Island School of Design, Tennessee Fine Arts Center, as well as private collectors.