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Empire<\/em>
24″x16″x11″; found objects; 2020<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n

Tim Harper
Midlothian, Virginia, USA<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n

STATEMENT<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n

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.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Inspired by the inherent value of everyday things, I\u2019m 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.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

BIO<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n

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.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

ARTIST CONTACT<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n

[click to email<\/a>]
timharperdesign.com<\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n

IMAGES<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n

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Handstand Vase<\/em>
20″x7″x7″; found objects; 2020<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n
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Projector Ladder<\/em>
37″x23″x4″; found objects; 2020<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n
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Seed Planter<\/em>
48″x24″x12″; found objects; 2017<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n
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Weights and Measures<\/em>
27″x12″x8″; found objects; 2017<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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