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Black Beaked Flying Bound Wire Bird (2004)

Thomas Hill

bound wire, wood, steel, resin, enamel paint

Aberdeen Art Gallery & Museums

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Classification:

Craft

Materials:

Bound wire, Wood, Steel, Resin, Enamel paint

Dimensions:

75 x 40 cm

Accession Number:

ABDAG011241

Credit:

Presented by the Contemporary Art Society, 2005

Scheme:

Historic Craft Purchase by Purchaser (1949-2010)

Ownership history:

Purchased from the Bluecoat Display Centre, Liverpool by Charmian Adams (1937-2022) for the Contemporary Art Society, 2004; presented to Aberdeen Art Gallery & Museums, 2005

Relationship:

Charmian Adams Bluecoat Display Centre (Bluecoat Gallery), Liverpool Aberdeen Art Gallery & Museums

Considering himself both a draughtsman and metalworker, Thomas Hill 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.

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Artist Bio

Thomas Hill

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