“I had been playing around with silk flowers in my studio – taking them apart, pinning them on walls, making drawings with them... I had this idea of returning the flowers back to fabric. I was interested in the history of each petal. How the material had been transformed; cut, painted, sculpted, and given a flower identity.” Jim Hodges
«Rooted in painting, Jim Hodges has expanded and evolved his artistic practice to include highly complex and intricate transformations of objects. Through the utilization of silk scarves, fractured mirrors, found objects, silver chains and perhaps his most recognizable choice of media, fabric flowers, Hodges has created site-specific installations and sculptures that have come to define his ephemeral and unique approach to art-making. Exposing the innate delicacy and beauty of mundane objects, Hodges work reflects on the passage of time, compelling his audience to contemplate their own experiences of impermanence [...]
«Rooted in painting, Jim Hodges has expanded and evolved his artistic practice to include highly complex and intricate transformations of objects. Through the utilization of silk scarves, fractured mirrors, found objects, silver chains and perhaps his most recognizable choice of media, fabric flowers, Hodges has created site-specific installations and sculptures that have come to define his ephemeral and unique approach to art-making. Exposing the innate delicacy and beauty of mundane objects, Hodges work reflects on the passage of time, compelling his audience to contemplate their own experiences of impermanence [...]
Phillips de Pury & Company brings this March 4th 31 lots to it's New York venue to coincide with the the two premier contemporary art fairs in New York: The Art Show and The Armory Show.
Auction data:
_ Auction estimate $4,845,000-$6,825,000
Jim Hodges
Once Together / Apart, 1996
Silk, plastic, wire and pins (in 66 parts)
88.9x101.6cm
Estimate $350,000-450,000
Provenance Stephen Friedman Gallery, London
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