While the work of Michael Sandstrom spans a variety of media and techniques, the questions underlying all of his work revolve around a meditation on the way perceived reality--on the part of the individual--is affected by the social construct in which he or she lives. Social, political, and philosophical questions surface as the viewer explores the literal and figurative layers of meaning embedded in Sandstrom's labor intensive mixed-media paintings, sculptures, and installations. - [Read more]