Tom Hill: Odd Bird

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January 13 – February 12, 2017

Opening Reception: Friday, January 13, 6-8 pm

Artist Statement:

I have always rather liked Mr. Potato Head… a set of simple features grant life and humor to a lumpen ovoid and vegetable becomes man; evolution in speedy form.

Sweet potatoes have a rather avian form (if you care to think about it) and so a set of generic bird parts; beaks, eyes, feathers, legs, etc. render complex carbs into birds which are, I hope (and please excuse the pun), Yamtastic fun.

Pictured above: Pumpkin Owl, 2016, Wood, steel, brass, copper, paint, 9.5 x 9 x 7.5 in.

Brush-head, 2016, Wood, steel, brass, copper, paint, 19 x 13 x 8in.

Brush-head, 2016, Wood, steel, brass, copper, paint, 19 x 13 x 8 in.

Peanut, 2016, Wood, steel, brass, copper, paint, 8 x 5 x 2.5in.

Peanut, 2016, Wood, steel, brass, copper, paint, 8 x 5 x 2.5 in.

Chicken 'n Chips, 2016, Wood, brass, steel, copper, paint, 14 x 15 x 7 in.

Chicken ‘n Chips, 2016, Wood, brass, steel, copper, paint, 14 x 15 x 7 in.

Parrotish, 2016, Wood, steel, brass, copper, paint, 21.5 x 13 x 8 in.

Serene and Calm, 2016, Wood, brass, steel, copper, paint, 34 x 13 x 7in.

Serene and Calm, 2016, Wood, brass, steel, copper, paint, 34 x 13 x 7 in.

Neep Neep, 2016, Wood, brass, steel, copper, paint, 11 x 11 x 5 in.

neep-neep, 2016, Wood, brass, steel, copper, paint, 10. 5 x 10.5 x 4 in.

Dibber, 2016, Wood, steel, brass, copper, paint, 24 x 18 x 17in.

Dibber, 2016, Wood, steel, brass, copper, paint, 24 x 18 x 17 in.

Dibber, detail, 2016, Wood, steel, brass, copper, paint, 24 x 18 x 17in.

Dibber, detail, 2016, Wood, steel, brass, copper, paint, 24 x 18 x 17 in.

Mrspud, 2016, Wood, steel, brass, copper, paint, 10.5 x 7 x 3 in.

Sprout, 2016, Wood, steel, brass, copper, paint, 15.5 x 12 x 5 in.

Sprout, 2016, Wood, steel, brass, copper, paint, 15.5 x 12 x 5 in.

Secretary Bird, 2016, Wood, steel, brass, copper, paint, 27.5 x 23 x 11

Secretary Bird, 2016, Wood, steel, brass, copper, paint, 27.5 x 23 x 11 in.

Pink Feather, 2016, Wood, steel, brass, copper, paint, 19 x 11 x 5in.

Pink Feather, 2016, Wood, steel, brass, copper, paint, 19 x 11 x 5 in.

Queer Fish, 2016, Wood, steel, brass, copper, paint, 13 x 10 x 8 in.

Queer Fish, 2016, Wood, steel, brass, copper, paint, 13 x 10 x 8 in.