David Hammons

David Hammons

United States(b. July 28, 1943)

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American painter and performance artist (born 1943)

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Mobile Garden

Mobile Garden

Money Tree (for Parkett 31)

Money Tree (for Parkett 31)

Eye Magazine #14: Cobalt Myth Mechanics

Eye Magazine #14: Cobalt Myth Mechanics

David Hammons’s art is complex to categorise: using resources that differ from the norm, he has experimented with materials such as wine, elephant dung, chicken bones and Kool-aid. The use of ‘low-grade’ materials can be understood in reference to Arte Povera, an acknowledged source for his inspiration, but also aim to explore the relationship between materials, images and their meaning.

David Hammons’s art is complex to categorise: using resources that differ from the norm, he has experimented with materials such as wine, elephant dung, chicken bones and Kool-aid. The use of ‘low-grade’ materials can be understood in reference to Arte Povera, an acknowledged source for his inspiration, but also aim to explore the relationship between materials, images and their meaning.

The Holy Bible: Old Testament
African American Flag
Executed on May 17, 2008.
Obama Shrine - 16th Century - Obama Japan, from Artists for Obama II
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