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Born 1952 Wichita, Kansas. Known for: Whimsical, socially satirical bronze sculptures and large-scale public art installations worldwide..
Tom Otterness is best known for his figurative sculptures of plump, asymmetrical little people formed out of cast plaster or metal. These forms have a playful, even comical quality and are often... Read full biography
Tom Otterness is best known for his figurative sculptures of plump, asymmetrical little people formed out of cast plaster or metal. These forms have a playful, even comical quality and are often involved in some sort of activity or motion. Otterness was a founding member of the artist's activist... Read full biography
Tom Otterness is best known for his figurative sculptures of plump, asymmetrical little people formed out of cast plaster or metal. These forms have a playful, even comical quality and are often involved in some sort of activity or motion. Otterness was a founding member of the artist's activist group Colab in 1977 and has always had an interest in sculpting. He started out by selling small cast figurines that he made in the late 1970s. He became known for his white plaster friezes of the small... Read full biography
Tom Otterness is best known for his figurative sculptures of plump, asymmetrical little people formed out of cast plaster or metal. These forms have a playful, even comical quality and are often involved in some sort of activity or motion. Otterness was a founding member of the artist's activist group Colab in 1977 and has always had an interest in sculpting. He started out by selling small cast figurines that he made in the late 1970s. He became known for his white plaster friezes of the small figures engaged in acts of war and love. He held his first solo exhibition at the Brooke Alexander Gallery in New York in 1983. His decorative assemblages for the show were mounted above doorways and atop walls. It is clear that Otterness has been... Read full biography
Tom Otterness is best known for his figurative sculptures of plump, asymmetrical little people formed out of cast plaster or metal. These forms have a playful, even comical quality and are often involved in some sort of activity or motion. Otterness was a founding member of the artist's activist group Colab in 1977 and has always had an interest in sculpting. He started out by selling small cast figurines that he made in the late 1970s. He became known for his white plaster friezes of the small figures engaged in acts of war and love. He held his first solo exhibition at the Brooke Alexander Gallery in New York in 1983. His decorative assemblages for the show were mounted above doorways and atop walls. It is clear that Otterness has been influenced by the art and architecture of many cultures, reflecting the traditional uses of temple reliefs or adorned Greek structures.... Read full biography
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Davenport's Art Reference: The Gold Edition
2005Davenport, Ray2,421 pagesSculpture From the Sheldon Memorial Art Gallery
2005Janovy, Karen O. (Editor); David Cateforis (Intro)246 pages (color)East Village USA (New Museum of Contemporary Art, New York)
2004Cameron, Dan160 pagesWho's Who in American Art, 2004 2003 - 2004 (25th Edition)
2004McGowan, Alison C (Editor)1,512 pagesThe Art Students League of New York: A History (Students)
1999Steiner, Raymond J187 pagesThe Paine Webber Art Collection
1995Flam, Jack; Donald Marron304 pages (color)Art Today
1995Lucie-Smith, Edward512 pages (color)A Guide to Art At the University of Illinois
1995Scheinman, Muriel218 pages (color)Allegories of Modernism Contemporary Drawing
1992
(Exhibition catalog)Rose, Bernice128 pages (color)Affinities and Intuitions Gerald S Elliott Collection of Contemporary Art
1990Benezra, Neal (editor)312 pages (color)New, Used and Improved Art for the 80's
1987Frank, Peter/Michael McKenzie159 pages (color)An American Renaissance Painting and Sculpture Since 1940
1986
(Exhibition catalog)Hunter, Sam269 pages (color)American Art Now
1985Lucie-Smith, Edward160 pages (color)New Art
1984Freeman, Phyllis207 pages (color)