Artwork copyright Scott Kolbo and Lance Sinnema. Photo courtesy of the artist.

Escalation Portrait: Red, 2012

Scott Kolbo and Lance Sinnema
Scott Kolbo (American, born 1972)
Lance Sinnema (American, born 1976)

Location: Peninsula College, Port Angeles

About the Artwork

Escalation Portrait: Red by artist team Scott Kolbo and Lance Sinnema is inspired by the volatile language that surrounds our political discussion. They collected phrases and words found in the news, political ads, and online comments. These were translated into physical forms and literal weapons that they used in a mock battle for complete victory. The battle performance was filmed and selected still shots were printed and passed back and forth between the artists, who worked on each photograph separately with charcoal and ink. The results are warm, funny, and mocking.

This artwork is one of three at Peninsula College from Kolbo and Sinnema's Escalation series. 

This artwork was acquired for the State Art Collection in partnership with Peninsula College.

About the Artist

Artist team Scott Kolbo and Lance Sinnema create conceptual artworks that are satirical and humorous. They are interested in how violent and rude language is increasing in our political and social culture. Both Kolbo and Sinnema taught at Whitworth University in Spokane, Eastern Washington.