Tim Harper

Tim Harper
Midlothian, Virginia, USA

STATEMENT

I create re-imagined assemblages of everyday objects. I wander places that are ignored; salvage yards and city streets, and collect cast-off, obsolete items. I deconstruct each item into its constituent parts, and add it to my building library. Starting with one anchor item, I build from my library without any set plan. Reacting only to the formal properties of each object I build dimensional collages piece-by-piece. Some become wall assemblages, some are engineered into moving sculptural machines.

Inspired by the inherent value of everyday things, I’m interested in how disparate, neglected objects can be juxtaposed and refitted together for a new purpose, unrelated to their original function. The texture and materials of each object remain independently visible, recognizable and significant, yet together they relate in a new and meaningful way.

BIO

Tim Harper has been a tinkerer, maker, and sculptor since his dad first let him play with tools in the garage sometime back in the early 1980s. Following five years as a Financial Analyst, he went back to school to pursue his dream of becoming an artist. Tim now works professionally as a graphic designer, builds found object assemblages and kinetic machines, and designs public sculpture. His work has been shown in solo and group shows throughout the mid-Atlantic, and Tim has taught kinetic sculpture classes to children and adults. He is a founding partner of the award-winning collaborative Lively/Harper Environmental Sculpture. Tim lives and works in Midlothian, Virginia, USA.

ARTIST CONTACT

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