Artist-in-Residence at Pasadena City College: Tim Hawkinson (2017)

About the poster image:

Thumbsucker (2015)
Plaster and urethane foam
40 x 40 x 40 in. (101.6 x 101.6 x 101.6 cm), globe
10 x 6 x 4 in. (25.4 x 15.2 x 10.2 cm), figure

The moon is formed from enlarged and reduced casts of the artist’s mouth, and the astronaut is formed through casts – also enlarged and reduced – of his thumb and fingers.

Averaged Vitruvian Man (2016)
Archival inkjet prints on soda bottles and steel
80 x 82 x 12" (203.2 x 208.3 x 30.5 cm)

This piece references the famous ‘Vitruvian Man’ drawing by Leonardo da Vinci, which was based on the correlations of ideal human proportions with geometry and classical architecture. Here, all the main body parts have been photographed in the round, and averaged into identically sized 8 1/2 x 11” prints wrapped around plastic soda bottles.

Horn (2015)
Hair and cyanoacrylate
9 x 2 x 2" (22.9 x 5.1 x 5.1 cm)

Made from the artist’s hair; human hair is composed primarily of keratin (a protein), which is also the same material as an animal horn.

Rubber Band Sculpture (2016)
Wood and super glue
18 x 24 x 24" (45.7 x 61 x 61 cm)

The shape of a rubber band is made by cutting an 8-foot long board into small pieces, then joining them with hand-carved tongue and groove.

Man of Sorrows (2015)
Found plywood, pomegranate branches, and wisteria seed pods
80 x 50 x 38" (203.2 x 127 x 96.5 cm)

Composed of detritus blown into the artist’s backyard.

Screw Self-Portrait (2016)
Inkjet prints on wood panel
89 x 20 x 1 3/4" (226.1 x 50.8 x 4.4 cm)

Hawkinson took photos of himself while standing on a rotating base, then cut strips out of the photos and stacked them in order one below the next. Every 40 strips represents a complete rotation. The number of ‘threads’ - equivalent to ten rotations – is comparable to a 1 1/4” dry-wall screw.

Sebastian (2015)
Christmas trees, palm branches, seed pods, sunflower seeds, coconut, acorns, avocado pit, corn husk, pomegranate skin, leaves, pine cone, twine, and raffia
92 x 31 x 38" (233.7 x 78.7 x 96.5 cm)

Using two Christmas trees and various garden and kitchen scraps, the artist creates his own version of the story of the martyrdom of St. Sebastian, which has been popular with artists throughout history.