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Sharon Core
Sharon Core: A Dialogue Between Painting and Photography Sharon Core (born 1965) is an American artist whose practice embodies a fascinating tension between the traditions of painting and photography, exploring how these mediums intersect to interrogate notions of representation, reproduction, and “realism.” Her journey began with formal training in painting at UGA, followed by a Master’s degree from Yale University School of Art where she earned the George Sakier Memorial Prize for Excellence in Photography. This dual grounding informs her distinctive approach—a meticulous process rooted in…
The Subject Atlas
A chart of Sharon Core's corpus mapped not by date but by subject. Spokes are what they painted; rings are when; and the threads between stars reveal the patrons and places that secretly connect them.
Spokes — Subject
Each arm of the atlas gathers works by what they depict: portraits, sacred scenes, mythologies, and the scientific studies. Click a spoke to swing that cluster to the top.
Rings — Career Period
Distance from the center marks time. The innermost ring is the earliest period; the outermost, the final years. Style matures as you move outward.
Threads — Shared Context
Coloured lines link works bound by the same patron, commission, or theme. Trace a context to watch related clusters light up across subjects.
