Gerald Van Scyoc
Gerald Van Scyoc was born in Wheeling, West Virginia in the United States. He didn’t take a serious interest in art until high school; he took classes in painting, video, film, and graphic design in college, but never received a formal degree.
Gerald likes to provoke a strong response from the viewer with the photorealistic images he creates in a Surrealist style, combining painting with collaged photos. He takes well-known symbols and tropes and tweaks them into new, unexpected, and perhaps unsettling combinations.
Gerald shares the method to his madness in our conversation.
Please note: There is a delay in Gerald’s appearance on the video, so please forward 10 minutes to skip Lana monologuing at the beginning.