%C2%A9 2017 Tom Hammick
Star Path, 2017
Color reduction woodcut, with jigsaw elements, laser cutting, and hand-coloringexpand_more
Gift of funds from Marla J. Kinney in honor of Hanlon Elizabeth Kelleyexpand_more 2018.40
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British artist Tom Hammick creates dreamlike, wistful worlds in painting and print. In this monumental color woodcut, he depicts the wondrous, dizzying feat of human space travel. A massive rocket ship dives toward the barren moon, leaving a verdant blue-green planet, the earth, behind. To represent the night sky, Hammick printed the grain of the woodblock support in dark blue, gouged with numerous small marks that stunningly evoke a vibrant firmament of shining stars. With its upside-down composition, gravity-defying rocket, and cold palette, Hammick conjures up a cold, dark, unnervingly silent and lonely world in outer space.
Details
- Title
- Star Path
- Artist Life
- born 1963
- Role
- Artist
- Accession Number
- 2018.40
- Provenance
- Hammick Editions, East Sussex, England; (Flowers Gallery, New York); sold to MIA, 2018
- Curator Approved
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© 2017 Tom Hammick