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Born 1962 Pakistan. Known for: Abstract figurative sculpture, large scale drawings, assemblage.
"1 Artist, 2 Shows, 2 Mediums, 1 Vision," by Holland Cotter, December 17, 2010, The New York Times. One of the most interesting figurative sculptors around, Huma Bhabha — born in Pakistan in 1962;... Read full biography
"1 Artist, 2 Shows, 2 Mediums, 1 Vision," by Holland Cotter, December 17, 2010, The New York Times. One of the most interesting figurative sculptors around, Huma Bhabha — born in Pakistan in 1962; now living in Poughkeepsie, N.Y. — recently began making large-scale photo-based works she calls... Read full biography
"1 Artist, 2 Shows, 2 Mediums, 1 Vision," by Holland Cotter, December 17, 2010, The New York Times. One of the most interesting figurative sculptors around, Huma Bhabha — born in Pakistan in 1962; now living in Poughkeepsie, N.Y. — recently began making large-scale photo-based works she calls drawings. And although her approach to both forms is similar, they’ve been separated in her two current solo shows, with sculptures at Salon 94 Bowery on the Lower East Side, and drawings with a few... Read full biography
"1 Artist, 2 Shows, 2 Mediums, 1 Vision," by Holland Cotter, December 17, 2010, The New York Times. One of the most interesting figurative sculptors around, Huma Bhabha — born in Pakistan in 1962; now living in Poughkeepsie, N.Y. — recently began making large-scale photo-based works she calls drawings. And although her approach to both forms is similar, they’ve been separated in her two current solo shows, with sculptures at Salon 94 Bowery on the Lower East Side, and drawings with a few sculptures at Peter Blum Chelsea. In sculpture she’s developed a distinctive form of hand-worked assemblage. She pieces the figures together from low-tech, castoff materials — Styrofoam, chicken wire, duct tape — after which she does some cutting or... Read full biography
"1 Artist, 2 Shows, 2 Mediums, 1 Vision," by Holland Cotter, December 17, 2010, The New York Times. One of the most interesting figurative sculptors around, Huma Bhabha — born in Pakistan in 1962; now living in Poughkeepsie, N.Y. — recently began making large-scale photo-based works she calls drawings. And although her approach to both forms is similar, they’ve been separated in her two current solo shows, with sculptures at Salon 94 Bowery on the Lower East Side, and drawings with a few sculptures at Peter Blum Chelsea. In sculpture she’s developed a distinctive form of hand-worked assemblage. She pieces the figures together from low-tech, castoff materials — Styrofoam, chicken wire, duct tape — after which she does some cutting or carving and frequently adds modeled clay and touches of paint. The results look like horror film versions of Greek, Indian or Afri... Read full biography
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"1 Artist, 2 Shows, 2 Mediums, 1 Vision," by Holland Cotter, December 17, 2010, The New York Times
One of the most interesting figurative sculptors around, Huma Bhabha — born in Pakistan in 1962; now living in Poughkeepsie, N.Y. — recently began making large-scale photo-based works she calls drawings. And although her approach to both forms is similar, they’ve been separated in her two current solo shows, with sculptures at Salon 94 Bowery on the Lower East Side, and drawings with a few sculptures at Peter Blum Chelsea.
In sculpture she’s developed a distinctive form of hand-worked assemblage. She pieces the figures together from low-tech, castoff materials — Styrofoam, chicken wire, duct tape — after which she does som...But wait, there's more...
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