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Born 1970 Queens, New York. Known for: Natural phenomena installation-every day materials.
An installation artist who uses common materials such as toothpicks, tar paper, drinking straws and paper plates to achieve the effect of natural phenomena, Tara Donovan describes herself as... Read full biography
An installation artist who uses common materials such as toothpicks, tar paper, drinking straws and paper plates to achieve the effect of natural phenomena, Tara Donovan describes herself as "fascinated with creating chaos out of something and then restructuring it and giving it new order." She... Read full biography
An installation artist who uses common materials such as toothpicks, tar paper, drinking straws and paper plates to achieve the effect of natural phenomena, Tara Donovan describes herself as "fascinated with creating chaos out of something and then restructuring it and giving it new order." She says her goal is to transcend her materials so that "what they are made from is not initially apparent." She begins by creating a small-scale version of the work she envisions, and then works with studio... Read full biography
An installation artist who uses common materials such as toothpicks, tar paper, drinking straws and paper plates to achieve the effect of natural phenomena, Tara Donovan describes herself as "fascinated with creating chaos out of something and then restructuring it and giving it new order." She says her goal is to transcend her materials so that "what they are made from is not initially apparent." She begins by creating a small-scale version of the work she envisions, and then works with studio assistants to make the final installation that can take up to six-hundred hours. Many of her works are large-scale from a single material in "massive quantity" such as her entry in the 2000 Whitney Biennial---a miniature mountain range' composed of... Read full biography
An installation artist who uses common materials such as toothpicks, tar paper, drinking straws and paper plates to achieve the effect of natural phenomena, Tara Donovan describes herself as "fascinated with creating chaos out of something and then restructuring it and giving it new order." She says her goal is to transcend her materials so that "what they are made from is not initially apparent." She begins by creating a small-scale version of the work she envisions, and then works with studio assistants to make the final installation that can take up to six-hundred hours. Many of her works are large-scale from a single material in "massive quantity" such as her entry in the 2000 Whitney Biennial---a miniature mountain range' composed of electrical wire. Tara Donovan was born in Queens, New York and was raised in Rockland County, New York, wh... Read full biography
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- Review of ExhibitionsJune 2006Editors, Art in AmericaArt in America
- Tara DonovanMarch 2006Cascade, RebeccaArt & Auction
- Turning Straws Into CloudsDecember 2005Sheets, Hilarie MARTnews
- ReviewsMay 2005ArtForum EditorsARTFORUM
- Quick SketchesAugust 2004Editors, American ArtistAmerican Artist
- National NewsJuly 2004Editors, ARTnewsARTnews
- ArtworldJune 2004Editors, Art in AmericaArt in America
- MaterialistOctober 2003Wei, LillyArt in America