Oliver Peterson | |
|---|---|
| Born | Oliver Weymouth Peterson [1] September 14, 1976 |
| Alma mater | School of Visual Arts, BFA; Southampton College, MFA |
| Occupation | Artist |
| Years active | 1999–present |
| Website | http://olliep.deviantart.com |
Oliver Peterson (born September 14, 1976) is an American artist based in the Hamptons, Long Island, New York, US.
Peterson is a multimedia and collage artist whose work has been displayed at Southampton Arts Center in Southampton Village, New York, with the art collective Fresh Art Long Island; [2] at Ashawagh Hall in Springs, New York; [3] and Elisa Contemporary in Riverdale, New York, [4] among many more galleries.
In 2014, Peterson began practicing toy photography, the art of arranging and photographing action figures and other toys using dioramas or real-world landscapes as backgrounds, creating the illusion that the toys are life-size. [5] He joined the burgeoning community of toy photographers on Instagram using the handle @oliversees. [6] In 2016, toy company Hasbro chose one of Peterson's photographs of Star Wars figures to display at San Diego Comic-Con. [7] Peterson creates his own dioramas and makes his own props, and says, "I look at the world from 6-inch standpoint and make it work." [8]
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