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Tim Hawkinson

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This book is the first comprehensive survey of the work of Los Angelesbased artist Tim Hawkinson , whose ingenious constructions of found objects and everyday items have brought him widespread recognition as one of the most original sculptors working in America today. Accompanying an exhibition opening in February at the Whitney Museum of American Art, Tim Hawkinson provides an in-depth look at this prolific and endlessly creative artist.
Known primarily for his large-scale kinetic and sound-producing works, such as the monumental \berorgan, Hawkinson has also created a bird skeleton from his own fingernail parings, a latex cast of his body inflated with air, and clocks fashioned from a Coke can, a manila envelope, and a toothpaste tube. His fantastical assemblages, which may include sculpture, painting, photography, drawing, or printmaking, suggest the profound strangeness of life, matter, and time. With 250 color illustrations and three insightful essays, along with the artist's commentary on more than 150 of his hugely varied works, Tim Hawkinson will prove a revelation to all those interested in contemporary art.

Language: English

Pages: 223

Format: Hardcover

Publisher: Whitney Museum of American Art

Release: March 08, 2005

ISBN: 0874271444

ISBN 13: 9780874271447

Tim Hawkinson

0/5 ( ratings)

This book is the first comprehensive survey of the work of Los Angelesbased artist Tim Hawkinson , whose ingenious constructions of found objects and everyday items have brought him widespread recognition as one of the most original sculptors working in America today. Accompanying an exhibition opening in February at the Whitney Museum of American Art, Tim Hawkinson provides an in-depth look at this prolific and endlessly creative artist.
Known primarily for his large-scale kinetic and sound-producing works, such as the monumental \berorgan, Hawkinson has also created a bird skeleton from his own fingernail parings, a latex cast of his body inflated with air, and clocks fashioned from a Coke can, a manila envelope, and a toothpaste tube. His fantastical assemblages, which may include sculpture, painting, photography, drawing, or printmaking, suggest the profound strangeness of life, matter, and time. With 250 color illustrations and three insightful essays, along with the artist's commentary on more than 150 of his hugely varied works, Tim Hawkinson will prove a revelation to all those interested in contemporary art.

Language: English

Pages: 223

Format: Hardcover

Publisher: Whitney Museum of American Art

Release: March 08, 2005

ISBN: 0874271444

ISBN 13: 9780874271447

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