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Jim Dine — Tampa Tool Reliefs
Jim Dine

Tampa Tool Reliefs

Jim Dine's *Tampa Tool Reliefs* is a five-part cast aluminum relief work that showcases the artist's enduring fascination with everyday hand tools as potent symbols of identity, labor, and the human experience. Known for his deep connection to the Neo-Dada and Pop Art movements, Dine transforms utilitarian objects into sculptural icons, elevating the familiar into the realm of fine art. The work's tactile, metallic surfaces capture the weight and presence of tools while imbuing them with a sense of personal mythology and artistic significance.

Medium
cast aluminum relief, in 5 parts

🔨 Auction Lot

Contemporary Art Day Sale

May 16, 2014

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Jim Dine, Tampa Tool Reliefs

Jim Dine's *Tampa Tool Reliefs* is a five-part cast aluminum relief work that showcases the artist's enduring fascination with everyday hand tools as potent symbols of identity, labor, and the human experience. Known for his deep connection to the Neo-Dada and Pop Art movements, Dine transforms utilitarian objects into sculptural icons, elevating the familiar into the realm of fine art. The work's tactile, metallic surfaces capture the weight and presence of tools while imbuing them with a sense of personal mythology and artistic significance.

Medium
cast aluminum relief, in 5 parts
Seen at
Phillips, New York, London, Hong Kong

Related themes

Industrial, Geometric, Tools, Bold, Relief, Cast Aluminum, American, Sculptural, Abstract, Contemporary

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Collected by

Hamilton Selway Gallery