'Black Beaked Flying Bound Wire Bird'
Artist
Thomas Hill
(Essex, England, born 1971)
Date2004
Mediumbound wire, wood, steel resin, enamel paint.
ClassificationsApplied Art
DimensionsHeight: 75cm
Width: 40cm
Width: 40cm
AcquisitionPresented in 2005 by the Contemporary Art Society, purchased with a grant from Arts Council England.
Copyright© Thomas Hill (2006)
LocationOn Display - Gallery 05
Object numberABDAG011241
About MeConsidering himself both a draftsman and metalworker, the artist uses bound wire for its ability to imitate the quickly drawn sketches he makes of birds and animals in motion. In this way his three-dimensional objects capture a sense of movement, such as this bird in flight. Dated to 2004.More About Me
Hill enjoys depicting birds and animals in motion, using bound wire for its ability to imitate his quickly drawn sketches.
Exhibitions
Thomas Ross & Sons
late 19th-early 20th Century
